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False Cobbler Wobbegong
Orectolobus leptolineatus
- Usual depth30 m
- Water temperature28–28 °C
- Best monthsJune, August, and October
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) prilfish, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
The Indonesian wobbegong is a species of carpet shark in the family Orectolobidae, that can grow up to 120 cm in length. It lives in the Western Pacific on the ocean floor, and is harmless to humans.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Indonesian wobbegong”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 6 records
- August: 9 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 7 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 30 m · Deepest record: 30 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–28 °C
Photos
(c) Roger Rittmaster, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- False Cobbler Wobbegong, Indonesian Wobbegong
Names in 5 more languages
- German
- Indonesischer Teppichhai, Indonesischer Wobbegong
- Spanish
- Wobbegong indonesio
- Indonesian
- Hiu Jenggot, Hiu Kodok, Hiu Lepang
- Thai
- ปลาฉลามกบปากหนวดอินโดนีเซีย
- Simplified Chinese
- 細線鬚鯊
Similar species
Carpet sharkOrectolobus maculatus
Banded Carpet SharkOrectolobus halei
Banded wobbegongOrectolobus ornatus
Floral Banded WobbegongOrectolobus floridus
Western WobbegongOrectolobus hutchinsi
North Australian wobbegongOrectolobus 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).
- 11 open-data records from 2001 to 2010.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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