Orectolobus reticulatus
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The network wobbegong is a recently described species of carpet shark
found in relatively shallow waters off north-western Australia
. With a known maximum length of only 52.3 centimetres (20.6 in), it may be the smallest species of wobbegong
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Carpet shark
The carpet sharks are an order, Orectolobiformes, of sharks, so called because many members have ornate patterns reminiscent of carpets....
found in relatively shallow waters off north-western Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. With a known maximum length of only 52.3 centimetres (20.6 in), it may be the smallest species of wobbegong
Wobbegong
Wobbegong is the common name given to the 12 species of carpet sharks in the family Orectolobidae. They are found in shallow temperate and tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean and eastern Indian Ocean, chiefly around Australia and Indonesia, although one species occurs as far north as Japan...
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