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Orectolobidae

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
FAMILY

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Elasmobranchii
order
Orectolobiformes
family
Orectolobidae

Name

Synonyms
Crossorhinidae
Homonyms
Orectolobidae
Common names
Alaca köpek balığıgiller in Turkish
Brodatkowate in Polish
Dajkacápafélék in Hungarian
Squalo tappeto in Italian
Teppichhaie in German
Tiburones wobbegong in Spanish
Tubarões-wobbegongs in Portuguese
Wobbegong in English
Wobbegonger in Danish
carpet in English
carpetsharks in English
kovrovye akuly in Russian
nurse sharks in English
partahait in Finnish
requins-tapis in French
tiburones tapiceros in Spanish
wobbegong in English
wobbegongs in English
wobbegongs in English
wobegongovití in Czech
Воббегонговые in Russian
Вобегонгові in Ukrainian
Ковровые акулы in Russian
Усатые акулы in Russian
ปลาฉลามกบปากหนวด ฯลฯ in Thai
オオセ科 in Japanese
鬚鯊科 in Chinese
オオセ科 in Japanese
carpet in English
carpetsharks in English
kovrovye akuly in Russian
nurse sharks in English
requins-tapis in French
tiburones tapiceros in Spanish
wobbegongs in English
オオセ科 in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.
  2. Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes.</em> No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p.
  3. Compagno, Leonard J. V. / Hamlett, William C., ed., 1999: Checklist of Living Elasmobranchs. Sharks, Skates, and Rays: The Biology of Elasmobranch Fishes. 471-498.
  4. Compagno, Leonard J. V., 1984: Sharks of the World: An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 4, pt. 1.
  5. Compagno, Leonard J. V., 2001: Sharks of the World: An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date, vol. 2: Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes, no. 1, vol. 2. viii + 269.
  6. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (online version), 2012 version.
  7. FishBase
  8. Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2026). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2026.
  9. Nelson, Joseph S., 1994: null. Fishes of the World, Third Edition. xvii + 600.
  10. Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.
  11. Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230.
  12. Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230.
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