wobbegong

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:fish
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Orectolobiformes
gptkbp:activities nocturnal
gptkbp:behavior solitary
benthic
gptkbp:body_style flattened body
gptkbp:breeding_season varies by species
gptkbp:color gptkb:Detective
varies by species
depends on environment
gptkbp:common_name gptkb:fish
gptkbp:conservation_efforts marine protected areas
gptkbp:conservation_status gptkb:Least_Concern
gptkbp:cultural_significance in Indigenous Australian culture
gptkbp:diet gptkb:product
gptkbp:eye_color located on top of the head
gptkbp:family gptkb:Orectolobidae
gptkbp:fins broad and flattened
gptkbp:first_described_by by Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz
gptkbp:fishing_regulations varies by region
caught by bottom trawling
gptkbp:fossil_record limited
gptkbp:habitat shallow waters
Indo-Pacific region
reefs
rocky substrates
gptkbp:has_skin irregular spots and stripes
rough and sandpaper-like
gptkbp:headcount protruding jaw
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label wobbegong
gptkbp:hunting_technique ambush predator
gptkbp:length average 1.5 meters
gptkbp:lifespan up to 30 years
slow growing
gptkbp:local_names gptkb:wobbegong_shark
gptkbp:migration limited movement
gptkbp:mouth sharp and pointed
gptkbp:native_to gptkb:Australia
gptkb:New_Guinea
gptkbp:order gptkb:Orectolobiformes
gptkbp:predators larger sharks
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:nurse_shark
gptkbp:reproduction ovoviviparous
gptkbp:research_interest marine biology
gptkbp:senses keen sense of smell
gptkbp:size up to 3.1 meters
gptkbp:species five pairs
12 species
gptkbp:stealth_features mimicking the ocean floor
gptkbp:symbiotic_relationships with cleaner fish
gptkbp:tail_type heterocercal tail
gptkbp:threats habitat destruction
overfishing
gptkbp:traded_on kept in public aquariums