Orectolobiformes is an order of sharks, there being seven families and five genera. They are very varied and include the wobbegongs and nurse sharks which are both very sluggish, and the whale shark, the biggest fish of all.
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Photograph of a spotted wobbegong, Orectolobus maculatus, and information from Wikipedia on the anatomical features that distinguish members of the order Orectolobiformes.
Photograph and information from Wikipedia on this sluggish bottom-dwelling shark.
Searchable references about the Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus.
General information about biology and conservation of the world's largest fish.
Searchable references about the Whale Shark, Rhincodon typus.
Photograph and information from Wikipedia on this sluggish bottom-dwelling shark.
Photograph of a spotted wobbegong, Orectolobus maculatus, and information from Wikipedia on the anatomical features that distinguish members of the order Orectolobiformes.
General information about biology and conservation of the world's largest fish.
