Orectolobidae


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Noun1.Orectolobidae - nurse sharks and carpet sharks
family Orectolobidae
fish family - any of various families of fish
Elasmobranchii, Selachii, subclass Elasmobranchii, subclass Selachii - sharks; rays; dogfishes; skates
genus Orectolobus, Orectolobus - carpet sharks
genus Ginglymostoma, Ginglymostoma - nurse sharks
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The families Odontaspididae, Scapanorhynchidae, Isuridae, Cetorhinidae, Alopiidae, Orectolobidae and Rhiniodontidae.
Modeling age and growth of the bigeye thresher (Alopias superciliosus) in the Atlantic Ocean
Parasites (copepods) were only noted within the mouths of the members of the Orectolobidae examined, which not only lack oral denticles but also appear to lack the copious mucous secretions used for protection in the batoids (Whitear, 1986; Kemp, 1999).
Structure and topographic distribution of oral denticles in elasmobranch fishes
Redescription of two species of wobbegongs (Chondrichthyes: Orectolobidae) with elevation of Orectolobus halei Whitley 1940 to species level.
Description of a unique catshark egg capsule (Chondrichthyes: Scyliorhinidae) from the North West Shelf, Western Australia

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