Showing posts with label Orectolobiformes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Orectolobiformes. Show all posts

27 August 2011

GREY CARPET SHARK / Chiloscillium punctatum

GREY CARPET SHARK / Chiloscillium punctatum
Juvenile Bamboo (Grey Carpet) Sharks, Chiloscillium punctatum, Sydney Aquarim
                             





Adult Grey Carpet Shark


Juvenile Grey Carpet Shark


JUVENILES BAMBOO & EPAULETTE SHARKS

ZEBRA SHARK, LEOPARD SHARK / Stegastoma fasciatum

ZEBRA SHARK, LEOPARD SHARK / Stegastoma fasciatum
Leopard Shark, Stegastoma fasciatum

An egg of Leopard Shark, Stegastoma fasciatum in a quarantine tank

   
Juvenile patterns and colouration of Stegastoma fasciatum, also known as Zebra Shark

EPAULETTE SHARK / Hemiscillium ocellatum

EPAULETTE SHARK / Hemiscillium ocellatum

Juveniles Epaulette Sharks, Hemiscillium ocellatum
                                             


JUVENILES BAMBOO & EPAULETTE SHARKS

BLIND SHARK / Brachaelurus vaddi

BLIND SHARK / Brachaelurus vaddi
    Blind Shark, Brachaelurus vaddi, Gordon's Bay, NSW
                                           

26 August 2011

SPOTTED WOBBEGONG / Orectolobus maculatus

SPOTTED WOBBEGONG / Orectolobus maculatus
Captive born juveniles of Spotted Wobbegongs, Orectolobus maculatus. Size at birth was 25cm, in 3 months was 32cm and in 12 months 42cm.



Adult Spotted Wobbegong, Orectolobus maculatus, Terrigal, NSW.


Captive born juveniles of Spotted Wobbegongs, Orectolobus maculatus



GULF WOBBEGONG / Orectolobus halei

GULF WOBBEGONG / Orectolobus halei


Gulf Wobbegong sharks, Orectolobus halei



Juveniles of Gulf Wobbegong sharks, Orectolobus halei

ORNATE WOBBEGONG / Orectolobus ornatus

ORNATE WOBBEGONG / Orectolobus ornatus

Juvenile Ornate Wobbegong Shark, Orectolobus ornatus
This juvenile hatched during NSW Fisheries artificial uterus experiment http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2009-06/shark-factory