| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | CHONDRICHTHYES | ORECTOLOBIFORMES | ORECTOLOBIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Orectolobus wardi | |||
| Species Authority: | (Whitley, 1939) | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2003 |
| Assessor/s | Pillans, R. (SSG Australia & Oceania Regional Workshop, March 2003) |
| Evaluator/s: | Shark Specialist Group Australia & Oceania Regional Group (Shark Red List Authority) |
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Justification: A small endemic wobbegong with a wide distribution in shallow water across northern Australia. Little is known of its biology. There are no fisheries for this species and it does not appear in commercial shark or trawl fisheries in Northern Australia. |
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| Range Description: | A little known but possibly common tropical inshore demersal shark of the Northern Australian continental shelf. Occurs in shallow water, often found in turbid areas. Thought to be reef associated. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia)
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| FAO Marine Fishing Areas: |
Native:
Indian Ocean – eastern; Pacific – western central
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| Population Trend: |
Stable
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
Little is known about the biology of this species thought to be ovoviviparous.
Reproductive periodicity: Unknown Size at birth: Unknown Average litter size: Unknown Size male maturity: a 45 cm total length (TL) animal was mature Size female maturity: Unknown Max size: to at least 63 cm TL and possibly to 100 cm TL Growth rates: Unknown (Ref: Last and Stevens (1994)) |
| Systems: | Marine |
| Major Threat(s): | Threats within its range are likely to be minimal. There are no target fisheries and it is not reported in bycatch. |
| Citation: | Pillans, R. 2003. Orectolobus wardi. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 January 2009. |
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