Classification
The order is small, with only around 43 species in seven families in 13 genera:
Order Orectolobiformes
- Family Brachaeluridae (Blind sharks)
- Genus Brachaelurus
- Brachaelurus waddi (Blind shark)
- Genus Heteroscyllium
- Heteroscyllium colcloughi (Bluegrey carpetshark)
- Genus Brachaelurus
- Family Ginglymostomatidae (Nurse sharks)
- Genus Ginglymostoma
- Ginglymostoma cirratum (Nurse shark)
- Genus Nebrius
- Nebrius ferrugineus (Tawny nurse shark)
- Genus Pseudoginglymostoma
- Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum (Short-tail nurse shark)
- Genus Ginglymostoma
- Family Hemiscylliidae (Bamboo sharks)
- Genus Chiloscyllium
- Chiloscyllium arabicum (Arabian carpetshark)
- Chiloscyllium burmensis (Burmese bamboo shark)
- Chiloscyllium caerulopunctatum (Bluespotted bamboo shark)
- Chiloscyllium griseum (Grey bamboo shark)
- Chiloscyllium hasseltii (Hasselt's bamboo shark)
- Chiloscyllium indicum (Slender bamboo shark)
- Chiloscyllium plagiosum (Whitespotted bamboo shark)
- Chiloscyllium punctatum (Brownbanded bamboo shark)
- Genus Hemiscyllium
- Hemiscyllium freycineti (Indonesian speckled carpetshark)
- Hemiscyllium galei
- Hemiscyllium hallstromi (Papuan epaulette shark)
- Hemiscyllium henryi
- Hemiscyllium michaeli (Milne Bay epaulette shark)
- Hemiscyllium ocellatum (Epaulette shark)
- Hemiscyllium strahani (Hooded carpetshark)
- Hemiscyllium trispeculare (Speckled carpetshark)
- Genus Chiloscyllium
- Family Orectolobidae (Wobbegong sharks)
- Genus Eucrossorhinus
- Eucrossorhinus dasypogon (Tasselled wobbegong)
- Genus Orectolobus
- Orectolobus floridus (Floral banded wobbegong)
- Orectolobus halei .
- Orectolobus hutchinsi . (Western wobbegong)
- Orectolobus japonicus (Japanese wobbegong)
- Orectolobus leptolineatus (Indonesian wobbegong)
- Orectolobus maculatus (Spotted wobbegong)
- Orectolobus ornatus (Ornate wobbegong)
- Orectolobus parvimaculatus (Dwarf spotted wobbegong)
- Orectolobus reticulatus (Network wobbegong)
- Orectolobus wardi (Northern wobbegong)
- Genus Sutorectus
- Sutorectus tentaculatus (Cobbler wobbegong)
- Genus Eucrossorhinus
- Family Parascylliidae (Collared carpet sharks)
- Genus Cirrhoscyllium
- Cirrhoscyllium expolitum (Barbelthroat carpetshark)
- Cirrhoscyllium formosanum (Taiwan saddled carpetshark)
- Cirrhoscyllium japonicum (Saddle carpetshark)
- Genus Parascyllium
- Parascyllium collare (Collared carpetshark)
- Parascyllium elongatum (Elongate carpetshark)
- Parascyllium ferrugineum (Rusty carpetshark)
- Parascyllium sparsimaculatum (Ginger carpetshark)
- Parascyllium variolatum (Necklace carpetshark)
- Genus Cirrhoscyllium
- Family Rhincodontidae (Whale sharks)
- Genus Rhincodon
- Rhincodon typus (Whale shark)
- Genus Rhincodon
- Family Stegostomatidae (Zebra sharks)
- Genus Stegostoma
- Stegostoma fasciatum (Zebra shark)
- Genus Stegostoma
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