The Tasselled wobbegong is a carpet shark that can reach in length. It is an ambush predator that can be found lying on the bottom of a shallow reef or under rock ledges, and spends much of its life resting. Like all wobbegongs, the tasselled wobbegong can breathe by sucking water in through its mouth and pushing it out through its gills, allowing it to remain stationary.
It has a broad, flat body and a particularly large head with tasselled appendages around the mouth that it uses, along with its tail, to lure prey before striking. During the day it is opportunistic, however at night it is
...a more active hunter. An impressive feature of the shark is the spotted pattern it uses for camouflage. During the day it has a darker pattern to match the reef, but at night this can become much lighter to match sand patches.
The animals in this video were found in the deeper water outside the reef (day time) and inside the Three Mile Lagoon (night time) at Gnaraloo in Western Australia. I am fortunate to haveShow more