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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.

Hábitat: Coastal areas

Aspecto

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

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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.

Habilidades especiales

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

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

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

Medidas y detalles

Longitud: 150-320 cm
Peso: 50-150 kg
Esperanza de vida: 10-20 años
Velocidad de nado: 5 km/h
Profundidad máxima: 110 m
Tipo de agua: Agua salada

Dieta y alimentación

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

Alimentos principales

small fish
octopuses
crabs
lobsters

Método de búsqueda

Ambush

Conexiones ecológicas

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

Rasgos

Con bigotes

Que posee pelos sensoriales o vibrisas prominentes, a menudo alrededor del hocico.

Manchado

Marcado con manchas o parches de un color diferente.

Solitario

Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.

Camuflado

El camuflaje describe a los organismos que poseen colores o patrones que les permiten mezclarse con su entorno.

Depredador de emboscada

Un depredador de emboscada caza esperando pacientemente y ocultándose, para luego lanzar un ataque repentino cuando una presa desprevenida se pone a su alcance.

Costero

Los hábitats costeros son entornos dinámicos situados a lo largo de la interfaz entre la tierra y el mar, influenciados por las mareas, las olas y el agua salada.