Ornate Wobbegong Orectolobus ornatus

Ornate Wobbegong Sharks (Orectolobus ornatus), male and female, showing pre-mating or courtship fin biting behaviour.
Ornate Wobbegong Sharks (Orectolobus ornatus), male and female, showing pre-mating or courtship fin biting behaviour. two pair couple together duo paired partner partners twin camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic wrestle wrestling fighting dispute disputing bite biting bitten tangle tangled fear shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii orectolobiforme orectolobiformes orectolobidae carpet carpetshark carpetsharks carpet-sharks carpet-shark sex reproduction mate mating copulate copulation |Ornate Wobbegong Sharks (Orectolobus ornatus)

Ornate Wobbegong (Orectolobus ornatus) Juvenile. Eye and spiracle detail.
rnate Wobbegong (Orectolobus ornatus) Juvenile. Eye and spiracle detail. camouflage beard portrait tassels pattern spotted spots frill ambush sand white Carpet Sharks |Ornate Wobbegong (Orectolobus ornatus)

Ornate Wobbegong (Orectolobus ornatus) Juvenile.
Ornate Wobbegong (Orectolobus ornatus) Juvenile. camouflage beard portrait tassels pattern spotted spots frill ambush Carpet Sharks camouflage beard portrait tassels pattern spotted spots honeycomb frill ambush reef cave rubble single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii orectolobiforme orectolobiformes orectolobidae carpet carpetshark carpetsharks carpet-sharks carpet-shark wobbe wobby wobbies tassel tassell tasell tasells tassells tassels tassillated tasillated tassilated tasilated tassle tasslle tassilles tassles whiskers whiskered beard bearded |Ornate Wobbegong (Orectolobus ornatus)

Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus) resting in deep rocky reef ledge.
Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus) resting in deep rocky reef ledge. Orectolobidae (Carpet sharks) Orectolobiformes camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii orectolobiforme orectolobiformes orectolobidae carpet carpetshark carpetsharks carpet-sharks carpet-shark tassel tassell tasell tasells tassells tassels tassillated tasillated tassilated tasilated tassle tasslle tassilles tassles whiskers whiskered beard bearded beards whisker barbel barbell barbels barbells portrait snout single one alone lonely isolated individual |Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus)

Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus) resting in deep rocky reef ledge with Brown-banded Bamboo Shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum)
Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus) resting in deep rocky reef ledge with Brown-banded Bamboo Shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum) Orectolobidae (Carpet sharks) Orectolobiformes two pair couple together duo paired partner partners twin partnership camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii orectolobiforme orectolobiformes orectolobidae carpet carpetshark carpetsharks carpet-sharks carpet-shark tassel tassell tasell tasells tassells tassels tassillated tasillated tassilated tasilated tassle tasslle tassilles tassles whiskers whiskered beard bearded beards whisker barbel barbell barbels barbells |Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus)

Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus) resting in deep rocky reef ledge with Brown-banded Bamboo Shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum)
Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus) resting in deep rocky reef ledge with Brown-banded Bamboo Shark (Chiloscyllium punctatum) Orectolobidae (Carpet sharks) Orectolobiformes two pair couple together duo paired partner partners twin partnership camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii orectolobiforme orectolobiformes orectolobidae carpet carpetshark carpetsharks carpet-sharks carpet-shark tassel tassell tasell tasells tassells tassels tassillated tasillated tassilated tasilated tassle tasslle tassilles tassles whiskers whiskered beard bearded beards whisker barbel barbell barbels barbells |Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus)

Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus) Juvenile resting in narrow ledge on rocky reef.
Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus) Juvenile resting in narrow ledge on rocky reef. Orectolobidae (Carpet sharks) Orectolobiformes single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic tassel tassell tasell tasells tassells tassels tassillated tasillated tassilated tasilated tassle tasslle tassilles tassles whiskers whiskered beard bearded beards whisker barbel barbell barbels barbells shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii orectolobiforme orectolobiformes orectolobidae carpet carpetshark carpetsharks carpet-sharks carpet-shark |Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus)

Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus) resting on rocky reef.
Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus) resting on rocky reef. Orectolobidae (Carpet sharks) Orectolobiformes single one alone lonely isolated individual shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii orectolobiforme orectolobiformes orectolobidae carpet carpetshark carpetsharks carpet-sharks carpet-shark camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks |Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus)

Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus) Large adult female swimming over deep temperate reef searching for new resting area.
Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus) Large adult female swimming over deep temperate reef searching for new resting area. single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks content obese fat chubby overweight portly fatty strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky catch catching hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging eat eating eater caught stalking stalker stalk predator swim swimming swimmer scull sculling move moving movement paddle paddling fly flying flight flyer flap flapping wing wings soar soaring glide gliding sad glum unhappy grim depress depressed depressing cry crying grumpy shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans selachii carpet carpetshark carpetsharks wobbegongs wobbe ventral belly stomach underneath Carpet Sharks |Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus)

Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus) resting on granite boulder with schooling Bullseye (Pempheris sp.) fish.
Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus) resting on granite boulder with schooling Bullseye (Pempheris sp.) fish. single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic catch catching hunt hunting hunter shark sharks elasmobranch elasmobranchs chondricthyan chondricthyans Carpet Sharks |Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus)

Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus)
Spotted Wobbegong (Orectolobus maculatus) Portrait showing distinctive triangle between eyes. camouflage beard portrait tassels pattern spotted spots frill ambush sand purple magenta Carpet Sharks |Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus)

Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus) resting on shipwreck with diver.
Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus) resting on shipwreck with diver. camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic rest sleep sleeping wait waiting ship wreck pattern watch watching look looking observe observing Carpet Sharks |Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus)

Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus) resting on shipwreck.
Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus) resting on shipwreck. camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic rest sleep sleeping wait waiting ship wreck pattern Carpet Sharks |Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus)

Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus)
Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus) ambush hunter pattern spots camouflage blotched blotches portrait tassels Carpet Sharks |Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus)

Ornate Wobbegong (Orectolobus ornatus)
Ornate Wobbegong (Orectolobus ornatus) camouflage beard portrait tassels pattern spotted spots frill ambush sand white Carpet Sharks |Ornate Wobbegong (Orectolobus ornatus)

Ornate Wobbegong (Orectolobus ornatus) resting in reef cave with Port Jackson Sharks (Heterodontus portusjacksoni)
Ornate Wobbegong (Orectolobus ornatus) resting in reef cave with Port Jackson Sharks (Heterodontus portusjacksoni) camouflage beard portrait tassels pattern spotted spots frill ambush sand company sleep Carpet Sharks |Ornate Wobbegong (Orectolobus ornatus)

Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus) Male.
Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus) Male. ambush hunter pattern spots camouflage blotched blotches Carpet Sharks |Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus)

Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus)
Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus) Portrait showing mouth tassles and camouflaged eye. camouflage beard portrait tassels pattern spotted spots frill ambush sand purple magenta white Carpet Sharks |Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus)

Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus) Portrait showing mouth tassles and camouflaged eye.
Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus) Portrait showing mouth tassles and camouflaged eye. camouflage beard portrait tassels pattern spotted spots frill ambush sand purple magenta Carpet Sharks |Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus)

Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus)
Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus) camouflage beard portrait tassels pattern spotted spots frill ambush sand purple magenta Carpet Sharks |Ornate Wobbegong Shark (Orectolobus ornatus)