Wobbegong Shark - Orectolobus halei

The Gulf wobbegong or banded wobbegong is a species of carpet shark in the family Orectolobidae, found in southern Australia between Southport, Queensland and Norwegian Bay, Western Australia.

''O. halei'' is very similar to the ornate wobbegong, ''O. ornatus'', of which it was treated as a synonym until 2006. Despite this, genetic evidence suggests that ''O. halei'' is more closely related to the largely sympatric spotted wobbegong, ''O. maculatus'', than either are to the generally.. more