Order

Carpet Sharks

Orectolobiformes

12 species in our catalog · found in 11 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassElasmobranchii
OrderOrectolobiformes (Carpet Sharks)

Species in this group

Each card shows the species at its best park — tap for the full profile

Eucrossorhinus dasypogon

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Ginglymostoma cirratum

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Rhincodon typus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Hemiscyllium freycineti

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Chiloscyllium punctatum

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Stegostoma fasciatum

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Ginglymostoma unami

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Orectolobus leptolineatus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Nebrius ferrugineus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Orectolobus wardi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Hemiscyllium trispeculare

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Orectolobus hutchinsi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~40%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~50%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~50%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~40%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Carpet Sharks

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	7	>90%
	Tasselled Wobbegong			~80%
	Indonesian Speckled Carpetshark			~70%
	catshark			~30%
	Zebra Shark			Insufficient data
	Tawny Nurse Shark			Insufficient data
	Indonesian Wobbegong			Insufficient data
	Whale Shark			Insufficient data
2	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	8	>90%
	Whale Shark			~70%
	Zebra Shark			~40%
	Tasselled Wobbegong			~40%
	catshark			~20%
	Tawny Nurse Shark			~20%
	Northern Wobbegong			~20%
	Speckled Carpetshark			~20%
	Western Wobbegong			Insufficient data
3	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~70%
	Nurse Shark			~70%
4	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3	~70%
	catshark			~60%
	Indonesian Wobbegong			Insufficient data
	Whale Shark			Insufficient data
5	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2	~60%
	Whale Shark			~40%
	Pacific Nurse Shark			Insufficient data
6	Tangkoko Nature Reserve	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1	~30%
	catshark			Insufficient data
7	Cabo Pulmo National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	2	~20%
	Whale Shark			Insufficient data
	Pacific Nurse Shark			Insufficient data
8	Isla del Coco National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1	~20%
	Whale Shark			Insufficient data
9	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~20%
	Whale Shark			Insufficient data
10	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1	~20%
	Whale Shark			Insufficient data
11	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1	~10%
	Whale Shark			~10%