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Orectolobus maculatusAustralischer Ammenhai(Also: Requin tapis; Squalo nutrice; Tiburón alfombra; Tubarão-tapete)
Identification
Orectolobus maculatus (Australischer Ammenhai)
Caption
Spotted Wobbegong Shark
- Subject
- Live Animal
- Type
- Photo
- Life Stages And Gender
- Adult/Sexually Mature
- Anatomy
- Sexual
- Anatomy
- Coloration/Patterning :: Cryptic
Contributors
Christopher Jameson (photographer; copyright holder; identification)
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Classification
- Kingdom Animalia animals
- Phylum Chordata chordates
- Subphylum Vertebrata vertebrates
- Class Chondrichthyes rays, sharks, and relatives
- Order Orectolobiformes
- Family Orectolobidae Carpet or nurse sharks
- Genus Orectolobus
- Species Orectolobus maculatus Australischer Ammenhai
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