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Carpet sharks; Temporal range: Late Jurassic–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Spotted wobbegong, Orectolobus maculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Orectolobiformes; Applegate, 1972
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Template:Sharksportal The order Orectolobiformes, also collectively known as the carpet sharks because many members have carpet-like patterned markings, includes a number of familiar types of sharks, such as the nurse sharks and whale shark, as well as some unusual species, such as the blind shark.

Carpet sharks have two dorsal fins, without spines, and a small mouth that is forward of the eyes. Many have barbels and small gill slits, with the fifth slit overlapping the fourth. The upper lobe of the caudal fin tends to be mostly in line with the body, while the lower lobe is poorly developed, except in the case of the whale shark. While many in the order are small, the whale shark is the largest living fish.

Classification

The order is small, with only 39 species in seven families in 13 genera:

Order Orectolobiformes

Family Brachaeluridae (Blind sharks)
- Genus Brachaelurus
  - Blind shark, Brachaelurus waddi (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) [1]
- Genus Heteroscyllium
  - Bluegray carpetshark, Heteroscyllium colcloughi (Ogilby, 1908) [2]
Family Ginglymostomatidae (Nurse sharks)
- Genus Ginglymostoma
  - Nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum Bonnaterre, 1788
- Genus Nebrius
  - Tawny nurse shark, Nebrius ferrugineus Lesson, 1831
- Genus Pseudoginglymostoma (proposed family Pseudoginglymostomatidae)
  - Short-tail nurse shark, Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum Günther, 1867
Family Hemiscylliidae (Bamboo sharks)
- Genus Chiloscyllium
  - Arabian carpetshark, Chiloscyllium arabicum Gubanov, 1980
  - Burmese bamboo shark, Chiloscyllium burmensis Dingerkus & DeFino, 1983
  - Bluespotted bamboo shark, Chiloscyllium caerulopunctatum Pellegrin, 1914
  - Grey bamboo shark, Chiloscyllium griseum Müller & Henle, 1838
  - Hasselt's bamboo shark, Chiloscyllium hasseltii Bleeker, 1852
  - Slender bamboo shark, Chiloscyllium indicum (Gmelin, 1789)
  - Whitespotted bamboo shark, Chiloscyllium plagiosum (Bennett, 1830)
  - Brownbanded bamboo shark, Chiloscyllium punctatum Müller & Henle, 1838
- Genus Hemiscyllium
  - Indonesian speckled carpetshark, Hemiscyllium freycineti (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
  - Hemiscyllium galei Allen & Erdmann, 2008^[2]
  - Papuan epaulette shark, Hemiscyllium hallstromi Whitley, 1967
  - Hemiscyllium henryi Allen & Erdmann, 2008^[2]
  - Epaulette shark, Hemiscyllium ocellatum (Bonnaterre, 1788)
  - Hooded carpetshark, Hemiscyllium strahani Whitley, 1967
  - Speckled carpetshark, Hemiscyllium trispeculare Richardson, 1843
Family Orectolobidae (Carpet sharks)
- Genus Orectolobus
  - Orectolobus parvimaculatus
  - Orectolobus floridus
  - Orectolobus halei Whitley, 1940.^[3]
  - Orectolobus hutchinsi Last, Chidlow & Compagno, 2006.^[4]
  - Tasselled wobbegong, Orectolobus dasypogon (Bleeker, 1867) [3]
  - Japanese wobbegong, Orectolobus japonicus Regan, 1906 [4]
  - Spotted wobbegong, Orectolobus maculatus (Bonnaterre, 1788) [5]
  - Ornate wobbegong, Orectolobus ornatus (De Vis, 1883) [6]
  - Northern wobbegong, Orectolobus wardi Whitley, 1939 [7]
  - Western wobbegong, Orectolobus sp. A
- Genus Sutorectus
  - Cobbler wobbegong, Sutorectus tentaculatus (Peters, 1864) [8]
Family Parascylliidae (Collared carpet sharks)
- Genus Cirrhoscyllium Smith & Radcliffe in Smith , 1913
  - Barbelthroat carpetshark, Cirrhoscyllium expolitum Smith & Radcliffe, 1913 [9]
  - Taiwan saddled carpetshark, Cirrhoscyllium formosanum Teng, 1959 [10]
  - Saddle carpetshark, Cirrhoscyllium japonicum Kamohara, 1943 [11]
- Genus Parascyllium Gill , 1862
  - Collared carpetshark, Parascyllium collare Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888 [12]
  - Elongate carpetshark Parascyllium elognatum
  - Rusty carpetshark, Parascyllium ferrugineum McCulloch, 1911 [13]
  - Ginger carpetshark, Parascyllium sparsimaculatum Goto & Last, 2002 () [14]
  - Necklace carpetshark, Parascyllium variolatum (Duméril, 1853) [15]
Family Rhincodontidae (Whale sharks)
- Genus Rhincodon
  - Whale shark, Rhincodon typus
Family Stegostomatidae (Zebra sharks)
- Genus Stegostoma
  - Zebra shark, Stegostoma fasciatum

References

^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Order Orectolobiformes". FishBase. January 2009 version.
^ ^a ^b Allen & Erdmann (2008). "Two new species of bamboo sharks (Orectolobiformes: Hemiscylliidae) from Western New Guinea". Aqua (Miradolo Terme). 13 (3–4): 93–108.
^ Huveneers (2006). "Redescription of two species of wobbegongs (Chondrichthyes: Orectolobidae) with elevation of Orectolobus halei Whitley 1940 to species level" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1284: 29–51.
^ Last, Chidlow & Compagno (2006). "A new wobbegong shark, Orectolobus hutchinsi n. sp. (Orectolobiformes: Orectolobidae) from southwestern Australia" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1239: 35–48.

External links

[FB-1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Order Orectolobiformes". FishBase. January 2009 version.

[AE2008-2] Allen & Erdmann (2008). "Two new species of bamboo sharks (Orectolobiformes: Hemiscylliidae) from Western New Guinea". Aqua (Miradolo Terme). 13 (3–4): 93–108.

[3] Huveneers (2006). "Redescription of two species of wobbegongs (Chondrichthyes: Orectolobidae) with elevation of Orectolobus halei Whitley 1940 to species level" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1284: 29–51.

[4] Last, Chidlow & Compagno (2006). "A new wobbegong shark, Orectolobus hutchinsi n. sp. (Orectolobiformes: Orectolobidae) from southwestern Australia" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1239: 35–48.

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 ** Genus ''Parascyllium'' <small>Gill , 1862</small>
 *** [[Collared carpetshark]], ''[[Parascyllium collare]]'' <small>Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888</small> [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=5914&genusname=Parascyllium&speciesname=collare]
-*** [[Elongate Carpetshark]] '''[[Parascyllium elognatum]]'''
+*** [[Elongate ]] '''[[Parascyllium elognatum]]'''
 *** [[Rusty carpetshark]], ''[[Parascyllium ferrugineum]]'' <small>McCulloch, 1911</small> [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=5913&genusname=Cirrhoscyllium&speciesname=japonicum]
 *** [[Ginger carpetshark]], ''[[Parascyllium sparsimaculatum]]'' <small>Goto & Last, 2002</small> () [http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?ID=59418&genusname=Parascyllium&speciesname=sparsimaculatum]

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