Short-tail nurse shark
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
| 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.
See also
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Pseudoginglymostoma cirratum" in 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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