Orectolobus halei, Banded wobbegong

Orectolobus halei Whitley, 1940

Banded wobbegong
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Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Orectolobiformes (Carpet sharks) > Orectolobidae (Carpet or nurse sharks)
Etymology: Orectolobus: orektos (Gr.), stretched out; lobus (L.), from lobos (Gr.), rounded projection or protuberance, referring to long nasal barbels of Squalus barbatus (=O. maculatus) (See ETYFish); halei: In honor of Herbert M. Hale (1895-1963), Director of the South Australian Museum (See ETYFish).
Eponymy: Herbert Mathew Hale (1895–1963) worked at the South Australian Museum, Adelaide (1914–1960). He became the Director’s Assistant (1917), Assistant in Zoology (1922), Zoologist (1925) and Director (1928). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
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Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 195 m (Ref. 106604). Temperate

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Eastern Indian Ocean: off Western Australia.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 256 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 106604)

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

The maximum size was based on jaws of a specimen in the personal collection of M. Harris (Harris, 2015, pers. comm.); but reported lengths up to 290 cm and 300 cm TL need further confirmation (Ref. 106604).

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Huveneers, C., 2006. Redescription of two species of wobbegongs (Chondrichthyes: Orectolobidae) with elevation of Orectolobus halei Whitley 1940 to species level. Zootaxa 1284:29-51. (Ref. 58832)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 23 March 2015

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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