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Orectolobus japonicus Regan, 1906

Japanese wobbegong
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Orectolobus japonicus
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sub class Elasmobranchii (ฉลามและกระเบน) (sharks and rays) > Orectolobiformes (Carpet sharks) > Orectolobidae (Carpet or nurse sharks)
Etymology: Orectolobus: orektos (Gr.), stretched out; lobus (L.), from lobos (Gr.), rounded projection or protuberance, referring to long nasal barbels of Squalus barbatus (=O. maculatus) (See ETYFish)japonicus: -icus (L.), belonging to: Japan, described from two specimens, both from Japan (See ETYFish).
More on author: Regan.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range นิเวศวิทยา

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