Banded Wobbegong
Orectolobus halei
- Class
- Cartilaginous fish
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 810
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The gulf wobbegong (Orectolobus halei) is a mid-sized species of predatory carpet shark with the varied coloration, striking patterning and distinctive morphology typical to the family Orectolobidae; it is native to the Southern Ocean where it inhabits the benthic zone.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Gulf wobbegong”.