Carpet Shark Specimen

Adult zebra sharks are distinctive in appearance with five longitudinal ridges on a cylindrical body a low caudal fin comprising nearly half the total length.

Carpet shark specimen.

The flesh being much like that of any other shark. They are found in all oceans but are concentrated in the indo pacific and australian regions. 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. I have eaten carpet shark many years ago.

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 order orectolobiformes any of about 40 species of sharks possessing mottled patterns on the body that are evocative of carpet designs. The zebra shark stegostoma fasciatum is a species of carpet shark and the sole member of the family stegostomatidae it is found throughout the tropical indo pacific frequenting coral reefs and sandy flats to a depth of 62 m 203 ft. Most anglers however release any carpet sharks they catch back into the sea.

The eyes of the species are long slits that appear much like those of a cat hence cat shark is also used for this species.