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381:. While also lacking extensive research and understanding, Orectolobidae are known to have a slow reproductive cycle, as embryos are only produced every 3 years. Like many other shark species, males will insert one clasper into the cloaca of the female shark and release sperm. The litters of Orectolobidae are large and can produce up to 37 pups in one litter
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Orectolobus due to their ability to reach small crevices. The bottom-dwelling sharks are able to capture their prey by blending into their surroundings. Their rock and sediment-like color patterns allow them to camouflage until their prey is close enough to be attacked. The teeth of the
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has simple dermal lobes that line its upper lip and act as camouflage for prey. The lobes are weed-like whiskers surrounding the jaw and act as sensory barbs. Their dermal lobes are mostly grey, and their ventral lobes appear slightly paler. The patterned dark spots that cover their body, in addition
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Wobbegong shark species are nocturnal and hunt at night. They have a slower metabolism compared to other sharks. The diet of the wobbegong shark primarily consists of small bony fish, but they have also been known to consume cephalopods, lobsters, and crab. Octopuses are more frequently found in the
316:. The back of the head has dark, brownish black spots that are slightly smaller than their eyes. The rest of their body has four distinct dark markings that run along the tops of their back. The differences in morphology between
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Huveneers, C.; Otway, N. M.; Harcourt, R. G.; Ellis, M. (2011). "Quantification of the maternal–embryonal nutritional relationship of elasmobranchs: case study of wobbegong sharks (genus
Orectolobus)".
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Huveneers, Charlie; Otway, Nicholas M.; Gibbs, Susan E.; Harcourt, Robert G. (2007-09-01). "Quantitative diet assessment of wobbegong sharks (genus
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Orectolobus reticulatus sp. nov., a new wobbegong shark (Orectolobiformes: Orectolobidae) from the continental shelf of northwestern
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