A new wobbegong shark, Orectolobus hutchinsi n. sp. (Orectolobiformes: Orectolobidae) from southwestern Australia

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1239, 2006, Pages 35-48

  Last, Peter R ^a   Chidlow, Justin A ^b   Compagno, Leonard J V ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b WESTERN AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES AND MARINE RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Australia)

^c Iziko Museums Cape Town   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Orectolobiformes; Orectolobus hutchinsi; Southwestern Australia; Wobbegong shark

Indexed keywords

ANTHOZOA; CHONDRICHTHYES; ORECTOLOBIDAE; ORECTOLOBIFORMES; ORECTOLOBUS; ORECTOLOBUS MACULATUS; ORECTOLOBUS ORNATUS;

EID: 33745726946     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1239.1.3     Document Type: Article

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