The carpet sharks are an order, Orectolobiformes, of sharks, so called because many members have ornate patterns reminiscent of carpets. Sometimes the term "carpet shark" is used interchangeably with wobbegong, which are a subgroup of the order.
Carpet sharks have two dorsal fins, without spines, and a small mouth that is forward of the eyes. Many have barbels and small gill slits, with the fifth slit overlapping the fourth. The upper lobe of the...
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Scientific name:
- Orectolobiformes
Rank:
Lower classifications:
- Wobbegong ,
- Hemiscylliidae ,
- Brachaeluridae ,
- Nurse sharks ,
- Parascylliidae ,
- Rhincodontidae ,
- Stegostomatidae
