Redescription of two species of wobbegongs (Chondrichthyes:Orectolobidae) with elevation of Orectolobus halei Whitley 1940 to species level
Two closely related species of the genus Orectolobus (Orectolobidae), O. ornatus (De Vis) and O. halei Whitley, are redescribed based on fresh material from temperate eastern Australia. Although described as a subspecies by Whitley (1940), O. halei was formerly synonymized with O. ornatus because of...
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ftmacquarieunicr:oai:https://researchers.mq.edu.au:publications/5bd3c3e5-d3d0-4cf4-b1b5-e5a55d8083c8 2024-09-15T18:26:41+00:00 Redescription of two species of wobbegongs (Chondrichthyes:Orectolobidae) with elevation of Orectolobus halei Whitley 1940 to species level Huveneers, Charlie 2006-08-11 https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/publications/5bd3c3e5-d3d0-4cf4-b1b5-e5a55d8083c8 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33747749106&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Huveneers , C 2006 , ' Redescription of two species of wobbegongs (Chondrichthyes : Orectolobidae) with elevation of Orectolobus halei Whitley 1940 to species level ' , Zootaxa , no. 1284 , pp. 29-51 . NSW Orectolobidae Orectolobus halei Orectolobus ornatus Redescription article 2006 ftmacquarieunicr 2024-08-07T23:44:47Z Two closely related species of the genus Orectolobus (Orectolobidae), O. ornatus (De Vis) and O. halei Whitley, are redescribed based on fresh material from temperate eastern Australia. Although described as a subspecies by Whitley (1940), O. halei was formerly synonymized with O. ornatus because of the lack of research material to assess their conspecificity. Due to its smaller size, O. ornatus was previously thought to be the juvenile form of the larger O. halei. Orectolobus ornatus occurs from Port Douglas, (Queensland) to Sydney (New South Wales) whereas O. halei occurs from Southport (Queensland) around the southern coast to Norwegian Bay (Western Australia). Both species are commercially targeted within the hook and line fishery off New South Wales. Orectolobus ornatus differs from O. halei in color pattern, a smaller adult size, fewer dermal lobes at the posterior preorbital group, lower vertebral and spiral valve counts, and the absence of supraorbital knob. Morphometrically, O. ornatus has a longer pelvic fin to anal fin interspace, smaller pectoral fins, smaller head dimensions, and relatively smaller claspers in mature specimens. Article in Journal/Newspaper Norwegian Bay Macquarie University Research Portal |
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Two closely related species of the genus Orectolobus (Orectolobidae), O. ornatus (De Vis) and O. halei Whitley, are redescribed based on fresh material from temperate eastern Australia. Although described as a subspecies by Whitley (1940), O. halei was formerly synonymized with O. ornatus because of the lack of research material to assess their conspecificity. Due to its smaller size, O. ornatus was previously thought to be the juvenile form of the larger O. halei. Orectolobus ornatus occurs from Port Douglas, (Queensland) to Sydney (New South Wales) whereas O. halei occurs from Southport (Queensland) around the southern coast to Norwegian Bay (Western Australia). Both species are commercially targeted within the hook and line fishery off New South Wales. Orectolobus ornatus differs from O. halei in color pattern, a smaller adult size, fewer dermal lobes at the posterior preorbital group, lower vertebral and spiral valve counts, and the absence of supraorbital knob. Morphometrically, O. ornatus has a longer pelvic fin to anal fin interspace, smaller pectoral fins, smaller head dimensions, and relatively smaller claspers in mature specimens. |
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Redescription of two species of wobbegongs (Chondrichthyes:Orectolobidae) with elevation of Orectolobus halei Whitley 1940 to species level |
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Redescription of two species of wobbegongs (Chondrichthyes:Orectolobidae) with elevation of Orectolobus halei Whitley 1940 to species level |
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Redescription of two species of wobbegongs (Chondrichthyes:Orectolobidae) with elevation of Orectolobus halei Whitley 1940 to species level |
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Redescription of two species of wobbegongs (Chondrichthyes:Orectolobidae) with elevation of Orectolobus halei Whitley 1940 to species level |
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Redescription of two species of wobbegongs (Chondrichthyes:Orectolobidae) with elevation of Orectolobus halei Whitley 1940 to species level |
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redescription of two species of wobbegongs (chondrichthyes:orectolobidae) with elevation of orectolobus halei whitley 1940 to species level |
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Huveneers , C 2006 , ' Redescription of two species of wobbegongs (Chondrichthyes : Orectolobidae) with elevation of Orectolobus halei Whitley 1940 to species level ' , Zootaxa , no. 1284 , pp. 29-51 . |
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