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{{Taxonomy
|name=Orectolobiformes
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|domain=Eukaryota
|kingdom=Animalia
|subkingdom=Biliteria
|branch=Deuterostomia
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|phylum=Chordata
|subphylum=Vertebrata
|infraphylum=Gnathostomata
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|class=Chondrichthyes
|subclass=Elasmobranchii
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|superorder=Selachimorpha
|order=Lamniformes
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|families=[[Parascyllidae]]<br/>[[Brachaeluridae]]<br/>[[Orectolobidae]]<br/>[[Hemiscyllidae]]<br/>[[Stegostomatidae]]<br/>[[Ginglymostomatidae]]<br/>[[Rhiniodontidae]]
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'''Orectolobiformes''' are an order of [[shark]]s, consisting of seven families and 43 species of what are loosely called "carpet" sharks, so-named for the intricate patterns resembling oriental carpeting. Most species are small bottom dwellers; the exception is the [[whale shark]] (''Rhincodon typus''), the largest living fish at up to 60 feet in length.
[[Category:Sharks]]