Scientific Name	Orectolobus japonicus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Regan, 1906	Depth	5 - 110M
Chinese	日本鬚鯊	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鬚鯊科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F011　Orectolobidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	日本鬚鯊
Max Length	100 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	虎沙、破布鯊(澎湖)、狗檨仔(澎湖)、貓公檨(澎湖)
Distribution in World	Australia	Distribution in Taiwan	North
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Japan
Synonyms	Crossorhinus barbatus, Crossorhinus lobatus, Orectolobus barbatus
Reference	1. Ebert, D. A. , W. T. White, H. C. Ho, P. R. Last, K. Nakaya, B. Séret, N. Straube, G. J. P. Naylor & M. R. C. de Carvalho. 2013. An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of Taiwan. Zootaxa 3752 (no. 1): 279-386.  Regan, C. T. 1906 Compagno, L.J.V. 1984 Compagno, L.J.V. 1984 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 朱元鼎, 孟慶聞 等編 2001
Specimen List	ASIZP0060545. ASIZP0060844. ASIZP0063518. ASIZP0075037. NTUM01609. NTUM04315. NTUM04316.
Common Name	Japanese wobbegong; Fringe shark; Japanese carpet shark
Redlist Status	IUCN Redlist: Data deficient(DD)
Characteristic	Body and head broad, depressed. Tail compressed. Snout short, slightly extending in front of mouth. Nasal barbells with a few branches. Five dermal lobes below and in front of eye on each side of head. Eyes small, without tubercle on upper lid. Spiracle rather large, below and behind eye. Gill opening small, last three above pectoral base. Origin of 1st dorsal fin behind midbase of pelvic fins. First dorsal height about equal to base length. Interspace between dorsal fins longer than inner margin of 1st dorsal fin, about half of 1st dorsal fin base. Body brown above, whitish below. Ten dark brown saddlelike bands across back, all variegated with irregular pale spots or blotches. Intervening pale areas irregularly marked with dark blotches, spots, or clouding.
habitats	A little-known temperate to tropical inshore bottom shark species. Ovoviviparous, litter size up to 20.
Distribution	Western North Pacific including Japan, Koreas, China, Taiwan, Viet Nam, Philippines.
Utility	Used for human consumption.