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Top 10 Best Caribbean Diving Sites.

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Basking Sharks, Beluga Whales, Leopard Seals.

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Wobbegong Sharks: Tasselled, Ornate, Spotted, Northern.

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Tasselled Wobbegong Shark

SIZE: 125cm

ID: Intricate network of dark-edged spots in shades of brown; broad, flattened head with continuous fringe of branched tentacles around mouth. Solitary Rest on bottom of sheltered coastal and barrier reefs in 1-15 m. Localized: N. Australia. Indonesia and S. New Guinea

 

ORNATE WOBBEGONG

Ornate Wobbegong Shark

SIZE: to 290 cm

ID: Mottled and blotched spotted brown; wide irregular bar between head and 1st dorsal fin and bars below both dorsal fins and base of tail; flattened head with clusters of flap-like tentacles (sharks). Solitary. Rest on coral and rocky reefs to 30 m. Asian Pacific: Indonesia. New Guinea and Australia.

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Spotted Wobbegong Shark

SIZE: to 320 cm

ID: Brown with dark saddles and pale irregular circular markings; broad flattened head with mostly unbranched tentacles in clusters, pair of longer and wider tentacles near snout tip. Solitary. Rest on coral and rocky reefs to 110 m. Localized: S. & E. Australia.

NORTHERN WOBBEGONG

Northern Wobbegong Shark

SIZE: to 25 cm          

ID: Brown with saddles or bars and dense reticulum of dark spots: several widely scattered skin flaps on side of broad flattened head, pair of nasal barbels longer than skin flap. Solitary and sluggish. Rest on bottom of coastal and lagoon reefs to 5 m.Localized: Northern half of Australia.