WoRMS taxon details
Nebrius ferrugineus (Lesson, 1831)
AphiaID: 220030
AphiaID: 220030
| Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Neoselachii (Subclass) > Selachii (Infraclass) > Galeomorphi (Superorder) > Orectolobiformes (Order) > Ginglymostomatidae (Family) > Nebrius (Genus) |
| Status | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Record status | Checked by Taxonomic Editor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Species | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parent | Nebrius Rüppell, 1837 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Synonymised taxa |
Ginglymostoma concolor (Rüppell, 1837) Ginglymostoma ferruginea (Lesson, 1831) Ginglymostoma ferrugineum (Lesson, 1831) Ginglymostoma muelleri Günther, 1870 Ginglymostoma rueppellii Bleeker, 1852 Nebrius concolor Rüppell, 1837 Nebrius doldi Smith, 1953 Nebrius macrurus (Garman, 1913) Nebrodes concolor ogilbyi Whitley, 1934 Nebrodes macrurus Garman, 1913 Scyllium ferrugineum Lesson, 1831 (basionym) Scymnus porosus Ehrenberg, 1871 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sources |
basis of record: Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] basis of record: Smith, J.L.B. & M.M. Smith (1963). The fishes of Seychelles. Department of Ichthyology, Rhodes University. Grahamstown. [details] additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details] additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details] additional source: Compagno, L.J.V. (2001). Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Volume 2. Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p. [details] additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Environment | marine, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distribution | Aldabra [details] Chagos [details] Comores [details] Djibouti [details] Eritrea [details] FAO fishing area 51 [details] FAO fishing area 57 [details] FAO fishing area 61 [details] FAO fishing area 71 [details] FAO fishing area 77 [details] Kenya [details] Madagascar [details] Mauritius [details] Mozambique [details] Red Sea [details] Reunion [details] Seychelles [details] Somalia [details] South Africa (country) [details] Tanzania [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Specimens |
Lectotype (from synonym): SMF 2538, locality Massawa [view taxon]
Holotype (from synonym): MCZ 820-S, locality Mauritius (Port Louis Harbor) [view taxon] Holotype (from synonym): QM I.1216, locality Queensland (Darnley Island) [view taxon] Holotype (from synonym): RMNH 7400, locality Singapore ((uncertain locality)) [view taxon] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Links | To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes) To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) To Encyclopedia of Life To FAO Species fact sheets To FishBase To GenBank (6 nucleotides; 6 proteins) To IUCN Red List To Marine Species Identification Portal To ITIS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note |
Description: Found on the continental and insular shelves from the intertidal down to at least 70 m. Occurs more commonly in lagoons, along coral and rocky reefs, sandy areas near reefs and beaches. Feeds on corals, crabs, lobsters, octopi, squids, sea urchins, and reef fishes (surgeonfishes and siganids). Nocturnal. Forms schools. Ovoviviparous with 4 young/uterus. Tough and hardy, and survives in captivity. Caught by anglers (Ref. 391). Marketed fresh and dried-salted; used in the sharkfin trade; liver processed for vitamins and oil; offal processed for fishmeal. Few provoked attacks. [details] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| LSID | urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:220030 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Nebrius ferrugineus. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=220030 on 2013-05-20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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