The northern wobbegong (''Orectolobus wardi'') is a

carpet shark Carpet sharks are sharks classified in the order Orectolobiformes . Sometimes the common name "carpet shark" (named so because many species resemble ornately patterned carpets) is used interchangeably with "wobbegong", which is the common name o ...

in the

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Orectolobidae, found in the western

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around

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, between latitudes 9° S to 26° S. It reaches a length of 63 cm.

Captivity

Northern wobbegongs are excellent aquarium sharks due to their small (30 inch) adult size. They can be successfully reared in 135 gallon aquaria, but sharks in general tend to do better in aquaria 180 gallons or more in volume.

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q31784

northern wobbegong The northern wobbegong (''Orectolobus wardi'') is a carpet shark in the family Orectolobidae, found in the western Pacific Ocean around Australia, between latitudes 9° S to 26° S. It reaches a length of 63 cm. Captivity Northern wobb ...

Marine fish of Northern Australia Taxa named by Gilbert Percy Whitley

Captivity

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