Banded Carpet Shark

About this species

The gulf wobbegong is a mid-sized species of predatory carpet shark with the varied coloration, striking patterning and distinctive morphology typical to the family Orectolobidae; it is native to the Southern Ocean where it inhabits the benthic zone.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 114 records
February: 60 records
March: 109 records
April: 125 records
May: 118 records
June: 93 records
July: 109 records
August: 69 records
September: 77 records
October: 79 records
November: 62 records
December: 110 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 6–15 m · Deepest record: 169 m

0–10 m: 75 records
10–20 m: 33 records
20–30 m: 6 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 1 records
70–80 m: 0 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 0 records
100–110 m: 0 records
110+ m: 2 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 16–23 °C

14–16 °C: 1 records
16–18 °C: 3 records
18–20 °C: 2 records
20–22 °C: 125 records
22–24 °C: 2 records

Photos

(c) Bryce Watts-Parker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) neilfws, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Bryce Watts-Parker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Lawrence Hylton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Niki Hubbard, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
(c) Joanna Chen, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist

Names and classification

English: Banded Carpet Shark, Banded Wobbegong, Carpetshark, Gulf Wobbegong, Large Ornate Wobbegong, Wobbegong

Names in 2 more languages

German: Gebänderter Teppichhai
Spanish: Wobbegong bandeado

Similar species

Carpet shark
Orectolobus maculatus
Banded wobbegong
Orectolobus ornatus
Floral Banded Wobbegong
Orectolobus floridus
Western Wobbegong
Orectolobus hutchinsi
False Cobbler Wobbegong
Orectolobus leptolineatus
North Australian wobbegong
Orectolobus wardi

Sources and credits

Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).

Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
446 open-data records from 1975 to 2010.
Species data updated November 5, 2026.