Wobbegong
Habitat: coral reefs, bays, sandy bottoms, and seagrass
Location: West Pacific
Size: range between 2-6 feet long
Description: Wobbegong are highly patterned, flat sharks that can easily hide among the sea floor. They have an powerful jaw and will bite if provoked. These sharks use their bottoms fins to climb around, even sometimes out of the water.
Diet: fish, crab, lobster, and octopus
Feeding Habits: camoflauge
Offspring: 20 or more pups per litter
Lifespan: unknown
Status: Near Threatened
Threatened by: habitat destruction, and bycatch
Location: West Pacific
Size: range between 2-6 feet long
Description: Wobbegong are highly patterned, flat sharks that can easily hide among the sea floor. They have an powerful jaw and will bite if provoked. These sharks use their bottoms fins to climb around, even sometimes out of the water.
Diet: fish, crab, lobster, and octopus
Feeding Habits: camoflauge
Offspring: 20 or more pups per litter
Lifespan: unknown
Status: Near Threatened
Threatened by: habitat destruction, and bycatch
Species: Tasselled Wobbegong (pictured: bottom right), Japanese Wobbegong, Spotted Wobbegong (pictured: top left), Ornate Wobbegong, Northern Wobbegong, Western Wobbegong, and Cobbler Wobbegong