Orectolobiformes (Carpet Sharks)

Species in this group

Eucrossorhinus dasypogon

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Hemiscyllium freycineti

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Ginglymostoma cirratum

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Rhincodon typus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Chiloscyllium punctatum

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Stegostoma fasciatum

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Nebrius ferrugineus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Orectolobus wardi

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Hemiscyllium trispeculare

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~70%

Feb

~70%

Mar

~70%

Apr

~60%

May

~60%

Jun

~60%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~60%

Sep

~70%

Oct

~60%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Carpet Sharks

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks In captivity: 218 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Raja Ampat	🇮🇩 Indonesia	3 of 9	>90%
	Tasselled Wobbegong			~90%
	Indonesian Speckled Carpetshark			~80%
	catshark			~40%
2	Ningaloo Marine Park	🇦🇺 Australia	6 of 9	~90%
	Whale Shark			~60%
	Zebra Shark			~40%
	Tasselled Wobbegong			~40%
	Tawny Nurse Shark			~20%
	Northern Wobbegong			~20%
	Speckled Carpetshark			~20%
3	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 9	~60%
	Nurse Shark			~60%
4	Komodo National Park	🇮🇩 Indonesia	1 of 9	~40%
	catshark			~40%
5	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 9	~40%
	Whale Shark			~40%
6	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 9	~30%
	Nurse Shark			~30%
7	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	1 of 9	~10%
	Whale Shark			~10%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Zhuhai Chimelong Ocean Kingdom	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
2	SeaWorld Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
3	Chimelong Spaceship	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
4	SeaWorld San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
7	Shedd Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
8	Skansen	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
9	Aquarium of Genoa	🇮🇹 Italy	In captivity
10	The Blue Planet	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
11	Lisbon Oceanarium	🇵🇹 Portugal	In captivity
12	Kolmården Wildlife Park	🇸🇪 Sweden	In captivity
13	Nausicaà Centre National de la Mer	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
14	Greensboro Science Center	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
15	Aquarium de Lyon	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
16	Gulf Specimen Public Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
17	Minnesota Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
18	Columbus Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
19	Kansas City Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
20	Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
21	The Maryland Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
22	Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
23	Xcaret	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
24	Guadalajara Zoo	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
25	Novosibirsk Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
26	Ukumarí Biopark	🇨🇴 Colombia	In captivity
27	Guangzhou Zoo	🇨🇳 China	In captivity
28	Granby Zoo	🇨🇦 Canada	In captivity
29	Burgers' Ocean	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
30	Six Flags Discovery Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
31	Berlin Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
32	Royal Burgers' Zoo	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
33	Wrocław Zoological Garden	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
34	Moody Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
35	ZooTampa	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
36	Indianapolis Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
37	National Zoo & Aquarium	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
38	Sea World	🇦🇺 Australia	In captivity
39	Zoológico Benito Juárez	🇲🇽 Mexico	In captivity
40	Neo Park Okinawa	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
41	Zoo Opole	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
42	Zoo Aquarium de Madrid	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
43	Kagoshima City Hirakawa Zoo	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity
44	Zoo Atlanta	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
45	Łódź Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
46	Akron Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
47	Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
48	Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
49	Plock Zoo	🇵🇱 Poland	In captivity
50	Tennōji Zoo	🇯🇵 Japan	In captivity