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Line 15: [[Rhincodontidae]] ([[whale shark]])<br> {{Taxobox_end}} The order '''Orectolobiformes''', also collectively known as the '''carpet sharks''' or ('''wobbegongs''' (in Australia) because most have carpet-like patterned markings, includes a number of familiar types of [[shark]]s, such as the [[nurse shark]]s and [[whale shark]], as well as some unusual species, such as the [[blind shark]]. The order is small, with only about 34 species in seven familiies. Carpet sharks have two [[dorsal fin]]s, without spines, and a small mouth that is forward of the eyes. Many have [[barbel]]s and small [[gill slit]]s, with the fifth slit overlapping the fourth. The upper lobe of the [[caudal fin]] tends to be mostly in line with the body, while the lower lobe is poorly developed, except in the case of the whale shark. While many in the order are small, the whale shark is the largest living fish.

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