Genus | Species | Common name | Described |
Orectolobus | maculatus | Spotted wobbegong | 1788, Bonnaterre |
Orectolobus | ornatus | Banded wobbegong | 1883, De Vis |
Orectolobus | halei | Gulf wobbegong | 1940, Whitley |
Sutorectus | tentaculatus | Cobbler wobbegong | 1864, Peters |
There are four species of wobbegong recorded in South Australian waters.
If you have photographs of these species from South Australia, please contact us.
My friend caught a huge Wobbegong Shark about 4 nautical miles north of Point Morrison on Kangaroo Island on Thursday 2nd of March 23.