Gulf wobbegong
Template:Short description Template:Speciesbox The Gulf wobbegong or banded wobbegong (Orectolobus halei) is a species of carpet shark in the family Orectolobidae, found in southern Australia between Southport, Queensland and Norwegian Bay, Western Australia.[1]
Orectolobus halei is very similar to the ornate wobbegong, O. ornatus, of which it was treated as a synonym until 2006.[2] Despite this, genetic evidence suggests that O. halei is more closely related to the largely sympatric spotted wobbegong, O. maculatus, than either are to the generally more northern O. ornatus.[3]
Compared to O. ornatus, O. halei has more dermal lobes at the posterior preorbital group, a shorter pelvic fin to anal fin interspace, larger pectoral fins, a larger head and larger claspers when mature.[2] It also reaches a significantly larger size, growing to a maximum length of Script error: No such module "convert"., while O. ornatus only reaches Script error: No such module "convert"..[4]
Reproduction is ovoviviparous.
Etymology
The shark is named in honor of Herbert M. Hale (1895-1963) then the Director of the South Australian Museum.[5]
Conservation status
As of October 31, 2021, O. halei has been categorized as Fully Recovered by the IUCN.[6]
See also
References
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- ↑ Clark, M. (2006). Wobbegong sharks redescribed. Template:Webarchive Practical Fishkeeping
- ↑ a b Huveneers, C. (2006). Redescription of two species of wobbegongs (Chondrichthyes: Orectolobidae) with elevation of Orectolobus halei Whitley 1940 to species level. Zootaxa 1284: 29-51.
- ↑ Corrigan, S., C. Huveneers, T. S. Schwartz, R. G. Harcourt, and L. B. Beheregaray (2008). Genetic and reproductive evidence for two species of ornate wobbegong shark Orectolobus spp. on the Australian east coast. Journal of Fish Biology 73: 1662–1675.
- ↑ Marsh, N. (2007/08). Wobbegong Update... Template:Webarchive Sportdiving 125: 66-68.
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