Sutorectus tentaculatus

(Peters, 1864)


Cobbler wobbegong
Classification: Elasmobranchii Orectolobiformes Orectolobidae

Reference of the original description
Peters, W.C.H. (1864)
Über eine neue Percoidengattung, Plectroperca, aus Japan und eine neue Art von Haifischen, Crossorhinus tentaculatus, aus Neuholland. Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussische Akademie der Wissenschaft zu Berlin, 1864, 121–126

Image of the original description
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Synonyms / new combinations and misspellings
Crossorhinus tentacularis, Crossorhinus tentaculatus, Orectolobus tentaculatus

Types
Sutorectus tentaculatus
Syntype: ZMB: 5073 ZMB: 5264


Description :


Citation: Sutorectus tentaculatus (Peters, 1864): In: Database of modern sharks, rays and chimaeras, www.shark-references.com, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 03/2024

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Common names
deu \(T\) Teppichhai, spa Tapicero zapatudo, fra \(T\) Requin-tapis cordonnier, eng Cobbler carpet shark, eng Cobbler wobbegong, eng Sombre carpet shark

Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia. Source: www.gbif.org

Human uses
fisheries: of no interest

Biology
Ovoviviparous, embryos feed solely on yolk [733].

Size / Weight / Age
92.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; [518])

Habitat
reef-associated; marine

Remarks
shark-references Species-ID=7042;

Parasites (arranged by Jürgen Pollerspöck)
Cestoda
  • Acanthobothrium brayi Campbell & Beveridge, 2002 [28741]
  • Dollfusiella martini (Beveridge, 1990) [16252]
  • Stragulorhynchus orectolobi Beveridge & Campbell, 1988 [17838]

Acanthocephala
  • Gorgorhynchus occultus Smales, Barton & Chisholm, 2019 [27561]