JAPANESE WOBBEGONG

Orectolobus japonicus

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JAPANESE WOBBEGONG

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Orectolobus japonicus Regan, 1906

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A little-known bottom shark found inshore (Ref. 247); usually in sand or sandy mud bottoms (Ref. 11230); also on rocky and coral reefs (Ref. 43278). Nocturnal in habits (Ref. 247). Feeds on fish, and presumably bottom invertebrates (Ref. 247). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449), with up to 20 young in a litter (Ref. 247).. Wobbegongs should be regarded as potentially dangerous because of its formidable dentition (Ref. 247, 13577). Used for human consumption (Ref. 247). Kept in aquaria in Japan and the United States (Ref. 43278).