Tasselled wobbegong
📖 Overview
A little-known shark found on the continental shelf and offshore reefs . Probably feeds on bottom fishes and invertebrates ; also known to eat nocturnal teleost fishes such as squirrelfish and soldierfish (Holocentridae) and sweepers (Pempheridae) . Ovoviviparous . Might bite in self-defense or when mistaking a human foot for its usual prey . Its tough skin sometimes used for leather . The maximum length of 366 cm TL reported for this species is uncertain .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Body with a reticular pattern of narrow dark lines . Caudal fin with its upper lobe hardly elevated above the body axis, with a strong terminal lobe and subterminal notch but no ventral lobe .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Tasselled wobbegong is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Ovoviviparous, embryos feed solely on yolk .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 50 m . Deep-water; 1°N - 23°S, 115°E - 155°E West Pacific: eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and northern Australia (including Barrow Island, Western Australia).
🌿 Ecology
bottom fishes and invertebrates (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
⚠️ Venom Profile
- immediate intense pain
- swelling
- erythema
- occasional nausea and weakness
Analgesia; wound care; tetanus prophylaxis; severe cases may require monitoring for systemic effects.
References: Compiled from Bhide (2018), Halstead et al. (1988) and family-specific envenomation literature
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