Two new wobbegong sharks, Orectolobus floridus sp. nov. and O. parvimaculatus sp. nov. (Orectolobiformes: Orectolobidae), from southwestern Australia

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1673, 2008, Pages 49-67

  Last, Peter R ^a   Chidlow, Justin A ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

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

Author keywords

New species; Orectolobiformes; Orectolobus floridus; Orectolobus parvimaculatus; Western Australia; Wobbegong sharks

Indexed keywords

CHONDRICHTHYES; ORECTOLOBIDAE; ORECTOLOBIFORMES; ORECTOLOBUS; ORECTOLOBUS MACULATUS;

EID: 38349027084     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1673.1.2     Document Type: Article

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