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WoRMS taxon details

Orectolobus Bonaparte, 1834

AphiaID

270115 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:270115)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Typetaxon

Squalus barbatus Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Orectolobus maculatus (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Typetaxon of

Orectolobidae Gill, 1896

Parent

Orectolobidae Gill, 1896

Synonymised names

Crossorhinus Müller & Henle, 1837 · unaccepted

Crossorhrinus · unaccepted (misspelling)

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Species Orectolobus floridus Last & Chidlow, 2008
Species Orectolobus halei Whitley, 1940
Species Orectolobus hutchinsi Last, Chidlow & Compagno, 2006
Species Orectolobus japonicus Regan, 1906
Species Orectolobus leptolineatus Last, Pogonoski & White, 2010
Species Orectolobus maculatus (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Species Orectolobus ornatus (De Vis, 1883)
Species Orectolobus parvimaculatus Last & Chidlow, 2008
Species Orectolobus reticulatus Last, Pogonoski & White, 2008
Species Orectolobus wardi Whitley, 1939
Species Orectolobus dasypogon (Bleeker, 1867) accepted as Eucrossorhinus dasypogon (Bleeker, 1867) (synonym)
Species Orectolobus devisi Ogilby, 1916 accepted as Orectolobus ornatus (De Vis, 1883)
Species Orectolobus ogilbyi Regan, 1909 accepted as Eucrossorhinus ogilbyi (Regan, 1909) accepted as Eucrossorhinus dasypogon (Bleeker, 1867) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Species Orectolobus tentaculatus (Peters, 1864) accepted as Sutorectus tentaculatus (Peters, 1864)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Orectolobus Bonaparte, 1834. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=270115 on 2025-03-24

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2008-01-15 10:18:16Z

created

Bailly, Nicolas

2014-11-21 13:09:37Z

changed

Bailly, Nicolas

Licensing

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Taxonomy

taxonomy source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2024., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Other

additional source 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. [details]