Carpet Shark Egg

Carpet sharks are sharks classified in the order orectolobiformes sometimes the common name carpet shark named so because many species resemble ornately patterned carpets is used interchangeably with wobbegong which is the common name of sharks in the family orectolobidae carpet sharks have five gill slits two spineless dorsal fins and a small mouth that does not extend past the eyes.

Carpet shark egg.

Of the approximately 400 species of sharks about 40 lay eggs. Some of the many egg laying shark species include carpet sharks bamboo sharks zebra sharks and bullhead sharks. As previously mentioned 40 of all shark species lay eggs. This is called oviparity when the eggs are laid they are in a protective egg case which sometimes washes up on the beach and is commonly called a mermaid s purse.

Carpet sharks inhabit all of oceans of the world although this species is primarily concentrated in the indo pacific region. The japanese wobbegong orectolobus japonicus is a carpet shark in the family orectolobidae of the wobbegong family found in the tropical western pacific ocean from japan and korea to viet nam and the philippines between latitudes 43 and 6 n it reaches a length of 1 m.