Orectolobus ornatus
Orectolobus ornatus, commonly known as the Ornate wobbegong, is a large (they usually grow to around 200 cm but can become up to 300 cm) (sub)tropical bottom shark. These fish are well camouflaged and quite flat build, so most people need to look twice before they know it’s a shark. They’re yellow-brown with dark saddles and blotchy spots. They’ve kelp-like appendages around their head to camouflage even more.
These fish inhabit algae covered rocky and coral areas around the coast till around 100m deep and have even been observed climbing over tide pool ridges. They’re mainly active at night, feeding on bottom invertebrates like crab, lobster, octopus and fishes. They can best be fed with enriched frozen and live meaty foods like all kinds of crab, shrimp, fish and the occasionally mussel!
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Availability | Occasionally |
Brand | Sharks & Rays |
Care level | Experienced aquarist |
Food | shrimps, prawns, squid, mussel meat, lobster, coral fish of all kinds, Crabs |
max size | 290cm |
Minimum tank size | ~200.000 liters |
Origin | Australia, Indonesia, West Pacific |
Temperature range | 22 - 26 °C |
Species type | Orectolobus ornatus |