Orectolobus hutchinsi
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| Orectolobus hutchinsi Last, Chidlow & Compagno, 2006 |
Orectolobus hutchinsi, is a recently discovered [1] carpet shark in the family Orectolobidae, found off Western Australia from Coral Bay, near North West Cape, south to Groper Bluff, west of Bremer Bay, at depths of between 9 and 105 m.
Orectolobus hutchinsi is found alongside two other Orectolobus species, spotted wobbegong, Orectolobus maculatus, and ornate wobbegong, Orectolobus ornatus, and can be distinguished from these and other Indo-Pacific wobbegong sharks by its tall dorsal fin, lack of warty tubercles on the dorsal surface and the relatively low number of unbranched dermal lobes.
Orectolobus hutchinsi also has dark brown saddles on its back which lack the white spots or blotches seen in some other members of the genus.
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- New shark found in Australia Matt Clarke, Practical Fishkeeping
