Author: (Bleeker, 1867)
FBname: Tasselled wobbegong
Comments: A little-known shark (Ref. 247) found on the continental shelf and offshore reefs (Ref. 6871).  Probably feeds on bottom fishes and invertebrates (Ref. 13577, 43278); also known to eat nocturnal teleost fishes such as squirrelfish and soldierfish (Holocentridae) and sweepers (Pempheridae) (Ref. 43278).  Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449).  Might bite in self-defense or when mistaking a human foot for its usual prey (Ref. 247).  Its tough skin sometimes used for leather (Ref. 13577).  The maximum length of  366 cm TL reported for this species is uncertain (Ref. 247, 90102).