Indonesian wobbegong (Orectolobus leptolineatus) fish species and information / pictures of Indonesian wobbegong - Orectolobus leptolineatus

Indonesian wobbegong (Orectolobus leptolineatus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Orectolobus leptolineatus

Common Name
Indonesian wobbegong

Biology
This medium-sized (to at least 120 cm TL) Orectolobus species is distinguished by the following set of characters: coloration complex and variable, strongly vermiculate over dorsal and lateral surfaces with alternating dark brownish bars and saddles; dorsal and upper surface of paired fins with prominent vermicular patterns; ventral surface of trunk mainly uniformly pale; nasal barbel with a branch; preorbital dermal lobes complex, with 2-3 simple lobes in PO1 group and 3-4 simple to terminally branched lobes in PO2; simple postspiracular dermal lobes, well- developed, thallate, distance across preorbital group 1.3-1.6 times interspace between preorbital group and postspiracular lobe (PO/PO-PS1), 6.5-8.0 times base length of anterior postspiracular lobe (PO/PS1); base of anterior postspiracular lobe 4.3-5.3 in its distance from postorbital group (PO-PS1/PS1), 2.5-2.9 in its distance from posterior postspiracular lobe (PS1-PS2/PS1); enlarged supraocular knob or warty tubercles on back

Classification

Classified By
Last, Pogonoski & White, 2010
Class
Sharks and Rays (Elasmobranchii)
Order
Carpet sharks (Orectolobiformes)
Family
Carpet or nurse sharks (Orectolobidae)

Distribution

Region
Western Pacific
Distribution
Western Pacific: Indonesia. Probably also from off Sarawak Malaysian Borneo and conspecific forms collected from off southeastern Sabah, the Philippines (Visayas and Cebu City), Taiwan (Penghu Islands), and the Okinawa region of Japan.
Range
Unknown

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
Unknown m
Depth To - meters
Unknown m
Zone
benthopelagic
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic
Trophic Level
s.e. 0.00 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
11.2 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5012 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Unknown
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)
Resilience
Unknown
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated