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| Orectolobiformes
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Parascyllidae ( collared carpet shark s) Brachaeluridae ( blind shark s) Orectolobidae ( wobbegongs) Hemiscylliidae ( bamboo shark s) Ginglymostomatidae ( nurse sharks) Stegostomatidae ( zebra shark) Rhincodontidae ( whale shark)
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Carpet sharks have two dorsal fins, without spines, and a small mouth that is forward of the eyes. Many have barbels 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.