Species Orectolobus hutchinsi Last, Chidlow & Compagno, 2006

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• Orectolobus hutchinsi Last, P.R., Chidlow, J.A. & Compagno, L.J.V. 2006. A new wobbegong shark, Orectolobus hutchinsi n. sp. (Orectolobiformes: Orectolobidae) from southwestern Australia. Zootaxa 1239: 35-48 [37, figs 1-7].

  Type data:

   Holotype CSIRO H.5275-01, north of Rottnest Island, WA [31°55'S, 115°27'E].
  Paratype(s) CSIRO H.6189-01 to 03; WAM P.4736-001; WAM P.6702-001; WAM 6704-001; WAM 12021-001; WAM 26620-001; WAM 27731-001; WAM 27880-001.

 

Miscellaneous Literature Names

• Orectolobus sp. A. —
  Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [126]

 

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Groper Bluff (118°55'E), west of Bremer Bay to Coral Bay (ca. 23°30'S), WA; subtropical.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31)

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, marine.

Extra Ecological Information

9-106 m.

 

General References

Compagno, L.J.V. 2001. Sharks of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). Rome : FAO, FAO Species Catalogue for Fisheries Purposes No. 1 Vol. 2 269 pp. [154] (as Orectolobus sp. A)

Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp. [164, pl. 24] (as Orectolobus sp. A)

Hutchins, J.B. & Swainston, R. 1986. Sea Fishes of Southern Australia. Complete field guide for anglers and divers. Perth : Swainston Publishing 180 pp. [20, fig. 12] (as Orectolobus species)

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 1994. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Canberra : CSIRO Australia 513 pp. 84 pls. [126, 128, fig. 14.2, pl. 26] (as Orectolobus sp. A)

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [138]

White, W. 2008. Shark Families Heterodontidae to Pristiophoridae. pp. 32-100 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [48]

 

Common Name References

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp. [138] (Western Wobbegong)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
16-Apr-2012		16-Apr-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)