Members of the order Orectolobiformes (carpet sharks), share the following characteristics: two dorsal fins without spines; a short snout that leaves the mouth terminal or almost terminal; and each nostril connected to the mouth by a deep groove, the anterior margin having a well-developed barbel. The classification hierarchy is:

• Class Chondrichthyes
•  Subclass Elasmobranchii
•   Superorder Euselachii
•    Order Orectolobiformes