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Orectolobus japonicus Regan, 1906

Japanese wobbegong
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Viet Nam country information

Common names: Cá Nhám râu
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Nguyen, H.P. and H.L. Tran, 1994
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurs in the Gulf of Tonkin (Ref. 9705). Taken by local fisheries (Ref. 247). Also Ref. 13577, 43278.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/vm.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Nguyen, H.P. and H.L. Tran, 1994
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Requin-tapis moustache, Tapicero japonés, قِرش-بِساط ياباني, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Orectolobiformes (Carpet sharks) > Orectolobidae (Carpet or nurse sharks)
Etymology: Orectolobus: orektos (Gr.), stretched out; lobus (L.), from lobos (Gr.), rounded projection or protuberance, referring to long nasal barbels of Squalus barbatus (=O. maculatus). (See ETYFish);  japonicus: -icus (L.), belonging to: Japan, described from two specimens, both from Japan. (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Regan.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 200 m (Ref. 106604).   Tropical; 43°N - 6°N, 103°E - 140°E

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