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Orectolobus japonicus
Regan, 1906
Japanese wobbegong
Classification: Elasmobranchii Orectolobiformes Orectolobidae
Reference of the original description
Descriptions of some new sharks in the British Museum collection. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (Series 7), 18(65), 435–440
Descriptions of some new sharks in the British Museum collection. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, (Series 7), 18(65), 435–440
Image of the original description
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Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Orectolobus cf. japonicus
Orectolobus cf. japonicus
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Description :
Citation: Orectolobus japonicus Regan, 1906: In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 12/2024
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Orectolobus japonicus Regan, 1906, female syntype (BMNH 1862.11.1.18, 753 mm TL, preserved): lateral view In: Last, P.R. & White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J. (2010): A new wobbegong shark, Orectolobus leptolineatus sp. nov. (Orectolobiformes: Orectolobidae), from the Western Central Pacific. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper, 32: 1-16
Orectolobus japonicus Regan, 1906, female syntype (BMNH 1862.11.1.18, 753 mm TL, preserved): lateral view In: Last, P.R. & White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J. (2010): A new wobbegong shark, Orectolobus leptolineatus sp. nov. (Orectolobiformes: Orectolobidae), from the Western Central Pacific. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper, 32: 1-16
Common names
Tapicero japonés, 
Requin-tapis moustache, 
Fringe shark, Japanese carpet shark, Japanese wobbegong
Tapicero japonés, Requin-tapis moustache, Fringe shark, Japanese carpet shark, Japanese wobbegong
Short Description
Five to six dermal flaps below and in front of eyes; back with light areas between dark saddles marked with broad reticulated dark lines [544]. Caudal fin with its upper lobe hardly elevated above the body axis, with a strong terminal lobe and subterminal notch but no ventral lobe [544].
Five to six dermal flaps below and in front of eyes; back with light areas between dark saddles marked with broad reticulated dark lines [544]. Caudal fin with its upper lobe hardly elevated above the body axis, with a strong terminal lobe and subterminal notch but no ventral lobe [544].
Human uses
fisheries: minor commercial; price category: not marketed/unknown; price reliability:
fisheries: minor commercial; price category: not marketed/unknown; price reliability:
Biology
Ovoviviparous, embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. With up to 20 young in a litter [518]. A little-known bottom shark found inshore. Nocturnal in habits. Feeds on fish, and presumably bottom invertebrates [518]. Inhabits rocky areas and coral reefs [17641]. A carnivor [17641].
Ovoviviparous, embryos feed solely on yolk [733]. With up to 20 young in a litter [518]. A little-known bottom shark found inshore. Nocturnal in habits. Feeds on fish, and presumably bottom invertebrates [518]. Inhabits rocky areas and coral reefs [17641]. A carnivor [17641].
Habitat
demersal; marine
demersal; marine
Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=4353;
shark-references Species-ID=4353;
Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Cestoda
Isopoda
Cestoda
- Acanthobothrium margieae Fyler, 2011 [16109] [28741]
- Ambitalveolus penghuensis Caira & Jensen, 2022 [30793]
Isopoda
- Gnathia rufescens Ota, 2015 [22155]
- Gnathia trimaculata Coetzee, Smit, Grutter & Davies, 2009 [17188]
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