Cobbler wobbegong
| Cobbler wobbegong | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Division: | Selachii |
| Order: | Orectolobiformes |
| Family: | Orectolobidae |
| Genus: | Sutorectus Whitley, 1939 |
| Species: | S. tentaculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sutorectus tentaculatus (W. K. H. Peters, 1864) | |
| Range of Cobbler wobbegong (in blue) | |
The cobbler wobbegong (Sutorectus tentaculatus) is a carpet shark in the family Orectolobidae, the only member of the genus Sutorectus. It is found in the subtropical eastern Indian Ocean around Western Australia between latitudes 26° S and 35° S. It is frequently found in rocky and coral reef areas. Cobbler wobbegongs reach a length of 92 cm (36 in). It has unbranched dermal lobes on the head, rows of warty tubercles along the back and black spots on the body and fins.