Family Orectolobidae - Carpet or nurse sharks
Order : Orectolobiformes Orectolobidae
Class : Elasmobranchii
No. in FishBase : Genera : 3 | Species : 12 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
Environment : Fresh : No | Brackish : No | Marine : Yes
Division : Marine
Aquarium : none
First Fossil Record : upper   Jurassic     Ref. Berg, L.S. 1958
Remark : Distribution: Indo-Pacific. Body depressed, head very broad and flattened. Mouth inferior. Gill openings 5, the fourth and fifth behind origin of pectoral fin, over the base. Nostril with a well developed barbel. A deep groove leads from nostril to mouth. Head with lateral flaps of skin. First dorsal fin posteriorly located. Bottom sharks of warm-temperate to tropical continental waters of the western Pacific, occuring from intertidal down to at least 110 m. Ovoviviparous, with large litters of 20 or more young.
Etymology : Greek, oryktos = to digger + Greek, lobos = lobe ( Ref. 45335).
Reproductive guild : bearers
Typical activity level :
Main Ref. : Compagno, L.J.V. 1984
Coordinator :
Deep Fin Classification :

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Orectolobidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Orectolobus maculatus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
acceptedseniornew
Squalus maculatus Bonnaterre, 1788
synonymseniororiginal
Squalus barbatus Gmelin, 1789
synonymjuniororiginal
Squalus lobatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymjuniororiginal
synonymjuniororiginal
Squalus labiatus Bleeker, 1855
ambiguousquestionableoriginal
Orectolobus ornatus (De Vis, 1883)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Orectolobus devisi Ogilby, 1916
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Crossorhinus barbatus (non Gmelin, 1789)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Orectolobus barbatus (non Gmelin, 1789)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Crossorhinus lobatus (non Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
misappliedmisappliedmisapplied
Orectolobus wardi Whitley, 1939
acceptedseniororiginal
Sutorectus wardi (Whitley, 1939)
synonymseniornew
Orectolobus halei Whitley, 1940
acceptedseniorchange in rank
synonymseniororiginal
Orectolobus hutchinsi Last, Chidlow & Compagno, 2006
acceptedseniororiginal
Orectolobus sp. Not applicable
synonymotherother
Orectolobus sp. A Not applicable
synonymotherother
Orectolobus floridus Last & Chidlow, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Orectolobus parvimaculatus Last & Chidlow, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Orectolobus reticulatus Last, Pogonoski & White, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Orectolobus leptolineatus Last, Pogonoski & White, 2010
acceptedseniororiginal
Orectolobus maculatus (non Bonnaterre, 1788)
misappliedmisappliednew
Orectolobus ornatus (non De Vis, 1883)
misappliedmisappliednew
Orectolobus japonicus (non Regan, 1906)
misappliedmisappliedoriginal
Eucrossorhinus dasypogon (Bleeker, 1867)
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
Orectolobus dasypogon (Bleeker, 1867)
synonymseniornew
! Eucrossohrinus dasypogon (Bleeker, 1867)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
acceptedseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
synonymseniornew
synonymseniororiginal
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