Short-tail nurse shark
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Orectolobiformes |
| Family: | Ginglymostomatidae |
| Genus: | Pseudoginglymostoma Dingerkus, 1986 |
| Species: | P. brevicaudatum
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| Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum (Günther, 1867)
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The short-tail nurse shark, Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum, is a nurse shark in the family Ginglymostomatidae, the only member of the genus Pseudoginglymostoma. It is found in the tropical western Indian Ocean between latitudes 0° and 27° S, and reaches a length of 75 cm.
Distribution
In 2020, a short-tail nurse shark is caught on footage in South Africa by Forrest Galante as he searches for the whitetip weasel shark.
See also
References
- ^ Pollom, R., Bennett, R., Jabado, R.W., Kuguru, B. & Samoilys, M. (2019). "Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019. IUCN: e.T44617A124435749.
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- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudoginglymostoma cirratum". FishBase. may 2006 version.
- http://www.artis.nl/main.php?pagina=paginas/a/persberichten - Dutch press statement about the birth of 4 short-tail nurse sharks
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