VulnerableGreat White Shark
Carcharodon carcharias
One of the 26 sharks on WAnimals
Cartilaginous fish · Orectolobiformes · Orectolobidae
Orectolobus maculatus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
The spotted wobbegong is a completely flattened bottom-dwelling shark, with a marbled pattern and branched fleshy fringes around the mouth that mimic seaweed. It lies motionless on the bottom, indistinguishable from the substrate, and sucks in the fish that come close to the fringes, taking them for vegetation.
Weight
10 kg – 40 kg
Size
1 m – 3.2 m
Life expectancy
30 years
Diet
Carnivore
Feeds mainly on other animals.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sighting difficulty
Easy
Sources consulted: https://www.iucnredlist.org/ | https://animaldiversity.org/ | https://es.wikipedia.org/
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