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spotted wobbegong

Orectolobus maculatus

The spotted wobbegong is a unique shark that looks like a big, flat carpet! It has cool patterns on its body that help it blend in with the ocean floor, making it a great hunter.

Lebensraum: Coastal areas

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The spotted wobbegong has a flattened, broad body covered in a mosaic of dark saddles and white rings against a yellowish-brown background. Its head is fringed with elaborate, leaf-like dermal lobes, giving it a 'shaggy' appearance that helps it disappear into reef environments.

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spotted wobbegong

Kategorie

Fische

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

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Interessante Fakten

They are surprisingly tough, able to survive out of water for short periods!

They can pump water over their gills without swimming, staying perfectly hidden!

Unlike many sharks, they have powerful jaws and many small, sharp teeth.

Wobbegongs are a type of carpet shark, named for their flattened, carpet-like appearance.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Camouflage Master

Spotted wobbegong has a flattened, patterned body and frilly skin flaps that help them blend perfectly into rocky and sandy seafloors.

Fähigkeit

Ambush Predator

Spotted wobbegong can wait perfectly still for hours, using its camouflage to surprise unsuspecting fish and invertebrates passing by.

Fähigkeit

Mouth Lure

Spotted wobbegong has small, whisker-like skin flaps around its mouth that help lure curious prey closer for a quick strike.

Maße und Details

Länge
150-320 cm
Gewicht
50-150 kg
Lebenserwartung
10-20 Jahre
Schwimmgeschwindigkeit
5 km/h
Maximale Tiefe
110 m
Wasserart
Salzwasser

Ernährung und Fütterung

They eat small fish and other ocean creatures by ambushing them from the seafloor.

Hauptnahrung

  • small fish
  • octopuses
  • crabs
  • lobsters

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Dash-and-dot goatfish

Parupeneus barberinus

hunts them from camouflage

eats

Common octopus

Octopus vulgaris

snatches unwary cephalopods

eaten by

Grey nurse shark

Carcharias taurus

larger sharks prey on them

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Always watch from a distance and never touch wild animals in the ocean.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von spotted wobbegong?

150-320 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von spotted wobbegong?

50-150 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von spotted wobbegong?

10-20 Jahre

Was frisst spotted wobbegong?

They eat small fish and other ocean creatures by ambushing them from the seafloor.

Was ist der/die/das schwimmgeschwindigkeit von spotted wobbegong?

5 km/h

Wo findet man spotted wobbegong normalerweise?

Coastal areas

Wie jagt spotted wobbegong?

Ambush

Was ist der/die/das maximale Tiefe von spotted wobbegong?

110 m

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