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| Network wobbegong | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| Order: | Orectolobiformes |
| Family: | Orectolobidae |
| Genus: | Orectolobus |
| Species: | O. reticulatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Orectolobus reticulatus | |
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| Known range of the network wobbegong (in blue) | |
Orectolobus reticulatus, the network wobbegong, is a recently described species of carpet shark found in relatively shallow waters off Kimberley and Darwin in north-western Australia.[1] With a known maximum length of only 52.3 centimetres (20.6 in),[2] it may be the smallest species of wobbegong. Until its description in 2008, it had been confused with the northern wobbegong.[1] The network wobbegong has a short snout, broad head, elongated body, and two dorsal fins, with the first being slightly larger than the second. Its body is grayish brown with darker brown markings and a pale yellow underbelly. The network wobbegong lives in shallow waters along reefy bottoms.[1]
The reproductive strategies of this species are not known, but other Orectolobus species are oviparous and have slow reproductive cycles.[3] Its dentition indicates that the diet of the network wobbegong consists predominantly of small fishes, as well as some cephalopods and crustaceans, such as lobsters and crabs.[1][4]
- ^ a b c d Last, P.R., J.J. Pogonoski, & W. T. White. (2008). Orectolobus reticulatus sp. nov., a new wobbegong shark (Orectolobiformes: Orectolobidae) from the continental shelf of northwestern Australia. 39–47 in: Last, P.R., W. T. White, & J.J. Pogonoski, J.J. (eds). Descriptions of new Australian chondrichthyans. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 22: 1–358 [40, figs 1-3].
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2010). "Orectolobus reticulatus" in FishBase. February 2010 version.
- ^ Huveneers, C.; Otway, N. M.; Harcourt, R. G.; Ellis, M. (2011). "Quantification of the maternal–embryonal nutritional relationship of elasmobranchs: case study of wobbegong sharks (genus Orectolobus)". Journal of Fish Biology. 78 (5): 1375–1389. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.02938.x. ISSN 1095-8649.
- ^ Huveneers, Charlie; Otway, Nicholas M.; Gibbs, Susan E.; Harcourt, Robert G. (2007-09-01). "Quantitative diet assessment of wobbegong sharks (genus Orectolobus) in New South Wales, Australia". ICES Journal of Marine Science. 64 (6): 1272–1281. doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsm111. ISSN 1095-9289.
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