Orectolobus ornatus Ornate wobbegong

Orectolobus ornatus is commonly referred to as Ornate wobbegong. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. A aquarium size of at least 200000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

932 

AphiaID:

281932 

Scientific:

Orectolobus ornatus 

German:

Ornament-Teppichhai, Wobbegong 

English:

Ornate Wobbegong 

Category:

Squali 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Orectolobiformes (Order) > Orectolobidae (Family) > Orectolobus (Genus) > ornatus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(De Vis, ), 1883 

Occurrence:

Australia, Indonesia, Japan, New South Wales (Australia), Papua New Guinea, Queensland (Australia), Western Pacific Ocean 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

0 - 100 Meter 

Habitats:

Algae zones, Bays, Coastal waters, Coral reefs, Demersal (bottom-dwelling fish), Lagoons, Marine / Salt Water, Reef channels, Reef walls, Rocky outcrops, Rock ledges, Rocky, hard seabeds, Sponge areas 

Size:

up to 114.17" (290 cm) 

Temperature:

59.54 °F - 80.06 °F (15.3°C - 26.7°C) 

Food:

Carnivore, Clam meat, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Living Food, Predatory, Schrimps, Sepia 

Tank:

43995.69 gal (~ 200000L)  

Difficulty:

suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Orectolobus floridus
  Blumenband-Teppichhai, Blumenornament-Teppichhai, Geblümter Wobbegong
• 
  Orectolobus halei
  Teppichhai, Wobbegong
• 
  Orectolobus hutchinsi
  Westlicher Teppichhai
• 
  Orectolobus japonicus
  Japanische Teppichhai
• 
  Orectolobus leptolineatus
  Indonesischer Teppichhai
• 
  Orectolobus maculatus
  Teppichhai oder Wobbegong
• 
  Orectolobus ornatus
  Ornament-Teppichhai, Wobbegong
• Orectolobus parvimaculatus
• Orectolobus reticulatus
• 
  Orectolobus wardi
  Nördlicher Teppichhai, Wobbegong

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-09-23 17:54:17 

Last edit:

2026-06-25 19:21:41 

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