What kind of fish is a wobbegong?
"In Australian waters, it is not fished and faces minimal threats. However, elsewhere in its range it may be negatively affected by extensive fishery activity and habitat degradation from pollution, blast fishing, and coral removal. Because of these concerns, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has assessed this species as Least Concern. Tasselled wobbegong The tasselled wobbegong (""Eucrossorhinus dasypogon"") is a species of carpet shark in the family Orectolobidae and the only member of its genus. It inhabits shallow coral reefs off northern Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands. Reaching in length, this species has a broad and"
"and cobbler wobbegongs have been included in this genus, but today they are placed in ""Eucrossorhinus"" and ""Sutorectus"", respectively. Orectolobus Orectolobus is a genus of carpet sharks in the family Orectolobidae. They are commonly known as wobbegongs, although this name also applies to the other members of the family. They are found in shallow temperate and tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean and eastern Indian Ocean, chiefly around Australia and Indonesia, although one species (the Japanese wobbegong, ""O. japonicus"") occurs as far north as Japan. They have a mottled or spotted cryptic pattern, and have elongated dermal lobes in"
"Orectolobus Orectolobus is a genus of carpet sharks in the family Orectolobidae. They are commonly known as wobbegongs, although this name also applies to the other members of the family. They are found in shallow temperate and tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean and eastern Indian Ocean, chiefly around Australia and Indonesia, although one species (the Japanese wobbegong, ""O. japonicus"") occurs as far north as Japan. They have a mottled or spotted cryptic pattern, and have elongated dermal lobes in the region near the mouth. Most have a maximum length of or less, but two species, ""O. halei"" and"
"swim too close, typical of ambush predators. Wobbegongs are generally not considered dangerous to humans, but have attacked swimmers, snorkellers and SCUBA divers who inadvertently come close to them. The Australian Shark Attack File contains more than 50 records of unprovoked attacks by wobbegongs, and the International Shark Attack File 28 records; none of them fatal. Wobbegongs have also bitten surfers. Wobbegongs are very flexible and can easily bite a hand holding onto their tail. They have many small but sharp teeth and their bite can be severe, even through a wetsuit; having once bitten, they have been known to"
"the tasselled wobbegong. This species has been observed being attended by cleaner shrimp (""Leander urocaridella"", ""Stenopus hispidus"") and bluestreak cleaner wrasse (""Labroides dimidiatus""). Reproduction is presumably aplacental viviparous like other wobbegongs, with the developing embryos sustained by yolk. There is a report of mating being observed inside a cave at night. Newborns measure approximately long. Size at sexual maturity is uncertain; one recorded male was found to be adult at long. With several records of apparently unprovoked attacks on people, the tasselled wobbegong has a reputation beyond other wobbegongs for aggressive behavior. Gilbert Whitley even wrote in 1940 that it"
"near the tip. This species has a mosaic-like dorsal color pattern consisting of numerous small, dark blotches and lines on a gray- or yellow-brown background; there may also be darker bands. The pattern extends to the underside of the tail and the ventral pectoral and pelvic fin margins. The ventral surface is otherwise white. The tasselled wobbegong is reliably known to reach a length of . Most authors consider an older record of a long individual to be erroneous. The range of the tasselled wobbegong encompasses the continental shelf of northern Australia from Ningaloo Reef in the west to Bundaberg"
"African wedgefish The African wedgefish, guitarra, Lubbert's guitarfish, or spikenose wedgefish (""Rhynchobatus luebberti"") is a species of fish in the Rhinidae family. It is the only species in its genus to occur in the East Atlantic. African wedgefish have a pale olive-brown or olive-grey color with white spots spread across their back. The edges of their fins are sometimes paler in color. They have a cluster of three black marks on each side of a ridge that runs along their back. Another dark mark can be found each one of these marks. The area around each fish's eye is lighter,"
"The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has listed this species as Near Threatened, as outside of Australia it is threatened by fisheries and habitat degradation. Dutch ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker originally described the tasselled wobbegong in an 1867 volume of ""Archives Néerlandaises des Sciences Exactes et Naturelles"". His account was based on two Indonesian specimens, one caught off Waigeo and the other off Aru. He gave it the name ""dasypogon"", from the Greek ""dasys"" (""hairy"") and ""pogon"" (""beard""), and assigned it to the genus ""Crossorhinus"" (a synonym of ""Orectolobus""). In 1908, Charles Tate Regan created the new genus ""Eucrossorhinus"""
"species in wastewater aquaculture when combined with other aquatic organisms. Moggel Moggel (""Labeo umbratus"") is a freshwater African fish in genus Labeo. It occurs within the drainage basin of the Orange River. The species has been recorded in the [Vaal], Olifants River in Mpumalanga and Limpopo, introduced there by anglers. This species is similar to ""L. capensis"" in colour and in its pronounced anterior barbels. It can withstand temperatures below 10 °C and is mainly found in stagnant water, muddy dams and in large impoundments. Juveniles of the species prey on invertebrates while adults subsist on detritus and mud. It"
"Coregonus widegreni Coregonus widegreni, also called the Valaam whitefish, is putative species of freshwater whitefish, a part of the common whitefish complex (""Coregonus lavaretus"" sensu lato) from Northern Europe. It is a demersal form of freshwater whitefish that feeds on benthic invertebrates. It spawns in late autumn, and can reach a length of 55 cm maximum. It is characterized by a low gill raker density. In the strict sense the name ""C. widegreni"" refers to a population of whitefish that inhabits relatively deep waters (50–150 m) of Lake Ladoga in Northwest Russia. More often the range is thought to comprise"
"their genus, they are easily maintained in tanks. Vagabond butterflyfish The vagabond butterflyfish (""Chaetodon vagabundus"") is a species of butterflyfish (family Chaetodontidae). It is found in the Indo-Pacific region from the Red Sea and off East Africa as far east as the Tuamotu Islands, north to southern Japan and south to the Austral Islands. It belongs to the large subgenus ""Rabdophorus"" which might warrant recognition as a distinct genus. In this group, it almost certainly is a rather close relative of the threadfin butterflyfish (""C. auriga"") and the Indian vagabond butterflyfish (""C. decussatus""). The latter might be closer to the"
"in the east, as well as New Guinea, Waigeo, and the Aru Islands. Additional records from Malaysia are unconfirmed. This common bottom-dweller inhabits coral reefs, perhaps exclusively, in both inshore and offshore waters from the intertidal zone to around deep. It is most often encountered in reef channels and faces, or atop coral heads. Considered the most specialized member of its family, the tasselled wobbegong's ornate coloration and complex dermal fringe grants it excellent camouflage, while it is probably a slower swimmer than related species. It is solitary and spends most of the day lying motionless inside caves or under"
"plankton. The smallest carpet shark, at up to about long, is the barbelthroat carpet shark, (""Cirrhoscyllium expolitum""). Some of the most spectacularly coloured members of the order are the necklace carpet shark (""Parascyllium variolatum""), the zebra shark (""Stegostoma fasciatum""), and the ornate wobbegong (""Orectolobus ornatus""). Nurse sharks and whale sharks have a fringe of barbels on their snouts, and barbelthroat carpet sharks (""Cirrhoscyllium expolitum"") have barbels dangling from their throat regions. Most carpet sharks feed on the seabed in shallow to medium-depth waters, detecting and picking up molluscs and crustaceans and other small creatures. The wobbegongs tend to be ambush"
"lavaretus"" or of ""Coregonus maraena"". Coregonus widegreni Coregonus widegreni, also called the Valaam whitefish, is putative species of freshwater whitefish, a part of the common whitefish complex (""Coregonus lavaretus"" sensu lato) from Northern Europe. It is a demersal form of freshwater whitefish that feeds on benthic invertebrates. It spawns in late autumn, and can reach a length of 55 cm maximum. It is characterized by a low gill raker density. In the strict sense the name ""C. widegreni"" refers to a population of whitefish that inhabits relatively deep waters (50–150 m) of Lake Ladoga in Northwest Russia. More often the"
"reminiscent of a mask. The fish have ridges near their front that possess a row of thorns. The African wedgefish has a maximum total length of about 3 m (9.8 ft), but are usually 1.5 m (4.9 ft) long. They have 172-176 free vertebral centra. The fish is found in the warm East Atlantic in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Its natural habitats are shallow seas, coral reefs, estuarine waters, and coastal saline lagoons."
"The African wedgefish prey upon small bony fish and invertebrates. African wedgefish are ovoviparous—eggs remain inside the mother until hatching. Embryos initially feed on yolk. Afterward, they receive nutrition from their mother by absorbing uterine fluid that contains mucus, fat, or protein through specialized structures. The African wedgefish is currently endangered. It is threatened by habitat loss and poachers. African wedgefish The African wedgefish, guitarra, Lubbert's guitarfish, or spikenose wedgefish (""Rhynchobatus luebberti"") is a species of fish in the Rhinidae family. It is the only species in its genus to occur in the East Atlantic. African wedgefish have a pale"
"for this species, derived from the Greek ""eu"" (""good""), ""krossoi"" (""tassel"") and ""rhinos"" (""nose""). Regan subsequently reconsidered the main trait he used to separate ""Eucrossorhinus"" (the spacing of the fourth and fifth gill slits) and synonymized it with ""Orectolobus"". Later authors have placed the tasselled wobbegong either in its own genus or in ""Orectolobus"". Other common names for this species are bearded wobbegong and Ogilby's wobbegong. Morphological studies have been inconclusive about the evolutionary relationships of the tasselled wobbegong, but overall have gauged it to be among the more derived wobbegong (Orectolobidae) species. A 2009 phylogenetic analysis based on mitochondrial"
"the Galápagos Islands. The specific name honours the American naturalist and explorer William Beebe (1877-1962) of the New York Zoological Society. Stegastes beebei Stegastes beebei (Galapagos ringtail damselfish or southern whitetail major), is a species of damselfish found on coral and rocky reefs at depths between 0 and 15 m. They are somewhat territorial, and chase away small intruders. They are omnivorous, grazing on algae and nibbling at small crustaceans and the tentacles of anemones. They are oviparous, with distinct pairing during breeding. The eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate. Males guard and aerate the eggs. From: The"
"Gobio gobio Gobio gobio, or the gudgeon, is a species of fish in the Cyprinidae family. This small fish is widely distributed in fresh-water streams and lakes across central and temperate Eurasia. The gudgeon inhabits all kinds of fresh-water habitats with sandy bottoms. It is a gregarious species, and feeds on benthic invertebrates. Its life span is up to five years. Gudgeons are usually smaller than 12 cm, rarely over 15 cm long. The common name gudgeon may also refer to other species of fish. The gudgeon has a long, slender, rounded body and is typically long, but can reach"
"Stegastes beebei Stegastes beebei (Galapagos ringtail damselfish or southern whitetail major), is a species of damselfish found on coral and rocky reefs at depths between 0 and 15 m. They are somewhat territorial, and chase away small intruders. They are omnivorous, grazing on algae and nibbling at small crustaceans and the tentacles of anemones. They are oviparous, with distinct pairing during breeding. The eggs are demersal and adhere to the substrate. Males guard and aerate the eggs. From: The body is oval and compressed, with one pair of nostrils. The margin of the preopercle is serrated; the margin of bone"
"Redigobius Redigobius is a genus of fish in the goby family, Gobiidae, known commonly as dualspot gobies. They are native to the western Indo-Pacific region, where they occur in estuaries and freshwater habitats just above the tidal influence. Some of these gobies are abundant fish species. The most widespread is the speckled goby (""R. bikolanus""), which occurs throughout the western Pacific Ocean and from Australia to Africa. Some ""Redigobius"" are kept as aquarium pets. The Fijian endemic Lever's goby (""R. leveri"") is featured on the ten-dollar bill in the 2013 series of Fijian currency. There are currently 14 recognized species"
"Vagabond butterflyfish The vagabond butterflyfish (""Chaetodon vagabundus"") is a species of butterflyfish (family Chaetodontidae). It is found in the Indo-Pacific region from the Red Sea and off East Africa as far east as the Tuamotu Islands, north to southern Japan and south to the Austral Islands. It belongs to the large subgenus ""Rabdophorus"" which might warrant recognition as a distinct genus. In this group, it almost certainly is a rather close relative of the threadfin butterflyfish (""C. auriga"") and the Indian vagabond butterflyfish (""C. decussatus""). The latter might be closer to the threadfin butterflyfish; as ""C. vagabundus"" has yielded abnormal"
"to 67 days of age. Paedogobius kimurai Paedogobius kimurai is a species of goby from the subfamily Gobionellinae, and the only member of the monotypic genus Paedogobius. It is native to marine and brackish waters of inner bays in Japan, Thailand and Australia. Its English language common names include wide-gape paedomorphic goby and babyface goby. Its Japanese language common name is shirasukiba-haze. This fish is a protogynous hermaphrodite, undergoing a form of sequential hermaphroditism in which females change sex to male. It is a diandric species, one in which there are two types of male, the primary male that is"
"Moggel Moggel (""Labeo umbratus"") is a freshwater African fish in genus Labeo. It occurs within the drainage basin of the Orange River. The species has been recorded in the [Vaal], Olifants River in Mpumalanga and Limpopo, introduced there by anglers. This species is similar to ""L. capensis"" in colour and in its pronounced anterior barbels. It can withstand temperatures below 10 °C and is mainly found in stagnant water, muddy dams and in large impoundments. Juveniles of the species prey on invertebrates while adults subsist on detritus and mud. It is an important food source and is considered a useful"
"mouth and body to keep physical contact with the eggs, which helps keep them clean, but this activity tends to decrease in frequency over time, whereas fanning remains consist the entire time. These fanning activities continue for 1 to 2 weeks and parental care ends once the eggs have hatched. Padogobius Padogobius is a genus of fish in the family Gobiidae, the gobies. They are native to fresh waters of southern Europe. There are currently two recognized species in this genus: As with many other Gobiidae species, ""Padogobius"" males establish small territories around their nesting sites in freshwater streams and"
"West coast seabream The west coast seabream or west coast steenbras (""Lithognathus aureti"") is a species of marine fish in the family Sparidae. It is found in very shallow water off the coasts of to Angola, Namibia and South Africa. The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists its conservation status as being ""near threatened"". The west coast seabream is a deep-bodied fish that can grow to a length of about . The maximum recorded weight is . The head is shorter than its depth, and the profile is slightly convex above the eye. There are no scales on the"
"The content is similar to Cinderella. Oxyeleotris marmorata The marble goby (""Oxyeleotris marmorata"") is a widely distributed species of fish in the family Butidae native to fresh and brackish waters of the Mekong and Chao Praya basins, as well as rivers and other water bodies in Cambodia (where it is called ត្រីដំរី ""TreiDamrei""), Thailand (where it is called ปลาบู่), Malaysia, Singapore, Indochina, the Philippines, and Indonesia. It is among the largest gobioid fish, reaching a length of , though most do not exceed . This species is an economically important fish, being sought after by local commercial fisheries and farmed."
"males have bright red fins in the breeding season and defend their territories. Fiery redfin The fiery redfin (""Pseudobarbus phlegethon"") is an African freshwater fish species in the family Cyprinidae. The fish is endemic to South Africa, where it can be found in the Oudste, Thee, Noordhoeks, Boskloof and Rondegat tributaries of the Olifants River system on the western side of the Cederberg Mountains where it is threatened by habitat destruction and the impact of invasive species including Grass carp, Largemouth bass, Rainbow trout and Sharp-tooth catfish. Fiery redfins prefer stoney habitat in the lower reaches of tributary streams, with"
"Apogon maculatus The flamefish (""Apogon maculates"") is a cardinalfish from the western Atlantic. ""Apogon maculatus"" is a nocturnal fish, and it usually hides in shadowy areas. This fish can be viewed with a red light in a dark room if needed to. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade because of its uniqueness. In captivity the fish's color tends to fade unless fed color enhancing vitamins. It grows to a size of in length. This fish can be aggressive towards other cardinal fish. Only one should be kept in a tank unless in mated pairs, or two can"
"in this genus. In a 2010 revision the genus was reduced to 12 species and two more were described as new. Species include: Redigobius Redigobius is a genus of fish in the goby family, Gobiidae, known commonly as dualspot gobies. They are native to the western Indo-Pacific region, where they occur in estuaries and freshwater habitats just above the tidal influence. Some of these gobies are abundant fish species. The most widespread is the speckled goby (""R. bikolanus""), which occurs throughout the western Pacific Ocean and from Australia to Africa. Some ""Redigobius"" are kept as aquarium pets. The Fijian endemic"
"is of no commercial importance, but occasionally gets traded as an aquarium fish. Neovespicula depressifrons Neovespicula depressifrons (leaf goblinfish) is a species of waspfish found in coastal habitats of the Indo-West Pacific region. ""N. depressifrons"" is the sole member of the genus ""Neovespicula"". Synonyms include ""Apistes depressifrons"" and ""Vespicula depressifrons"". Despite being traded as an aquarium fish under a variety of (somewhat misleading) common names, including dusky panther goby and butterfly goby, this fish is not a goby; it is in fact a member of the waspfish family Tetrarogidae within the suborder Scorpaenoidei. ""N. depressifrons"" is a small species, reaching"
"can also be found in the aquarium trade. It is currently the only known member of its genus. Its genus name ""Mahidolia"" is name in honour of Mahidol Adulyadej, Prince of Songkla who was the father of King Ananda Mahidol (Rama VIII) and King Bhumibol (Rama IX), as a supporter of fisheries in Siam (today's Thailand). It was first discovered at the mouth of the Chanthaburi River, Amphoe Laem Sing, Chanthaburi Province, Eastern Thailand by H. M. Smith. Mahidolia mystacina Mahidolia mystacina, the flagfin prawn goby, flagfin shrimpgoby or smiling goby, is a species of goby native to the Indian"
"Notopogon The bellowfishes or bellowsfishes are fishes in the genus Notopogon in the family Centriscidae. They are found in deeper parts of the temperate southern oceans, although the longspine bellowfish has been recorded as far north as New Caledonia and Madagascar. According to FishBase, they are part of the family Centriscidae, but some authorities split that family, in which case the genus ""Notopogon"" is in the family Macroramphosidae, which is followed here. They have long second spines on their dorsal fins and tiny mouths at the tip of their greatly elongated snouts. Their bodies are relatively high (giving them a"