- Classification
- CHONDRICHTHYES
- ORECTOLOBIFORMES
- ORECTOLOBIDAE
- Sutorectus
- tentaculatus
Cobbler Wobbegong, Sutorectus tentaculatus (Peters 1864)
A Cobbler Wobbegong, Sutorectus tentaculatus, at Rottnest Island, Western Australia. Source: Rick Stuart-Smith / Reef Life Survey. License: CC BY Attribution
A wobbegong with unbranched dermal lobes on the head, rows of warty tubercles along the back, and black spots on the body and fins.
Cobbler Wobbegong, Sutorectus tentaculatus (Peters 1864)
More Info
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Distribution |
Gulk St Vincent, South Australia, to the Houtamn Abrolhos islands, Western Australia. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2018 |
Cobbler Wobbegong, Sutorectus tentaculatus (Peters 1864)
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