1 Gulf Wobbegong at Merimbula, NSW
Identification history
| Orectolobus maculatus | 19 Jan 2018 | rickcarey |
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User's notes
Large male Wobbygong Shark in his cave,,,these are his mating claspers as you can see they are full of sperm ready to mate
1 comment
KerriLee
wrote:
29 Sep 2019
Very similar to O. maculatus, but the dark-edged saddles (just visible in this shot) and the lack of obvious white rings makes this a better match for O. halei ... (based on Comanthus sp.#moreinfo)
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.926071-36.898750
- Places Merimbula, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 22 Nov 2017 12:00 AM Recorded on
- rickcarey Recorded by
Additional information
- 10m - 15m Depth of sighting
Species information
- Orectolobus halei Scientific name
- Gulf Wobbegong Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Orectolobus ornatus
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- More than one media file
- Confirmed by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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- Description
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