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Ginglymostoma brevicaudatum Günther, 1867

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220028  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:220028)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Chondrichthyes (Parvphylum)
  7. Elasmobranchii (Class)
  8. Neoselachii (Subclass)
  9. Selachii (Infraclass)
  10. Galeomorphi (Superorder)
  11. Orectolobiformes (Order)
  12. Ginglymostomatidae (Family)
  13. Ginglymostoma (Genus)
  14. Ginglymostoma brevicaudatum (Species)
 unaccepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Holotype  BMNH 1867.3.9.423, geounit Zanzibar  
Holotype BMNH 1867.3.9.423, geounit Zanzibar [details]
Description A little-known inshore bottom shark of the continental and insular shelves. Well adapted to lie amongst coral reefs due to...  
Description A little-known inshore bottom shark of the continental and insular shelves. Well adapted to lie amongst coral reefs due to its tough skin (Ref. 391). Breeding and feeding habits are unknown. Survives for many hours out of water (Ref. 391). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Ginglymostoma brevicaudatum Günther, 1867. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=220028 on 2023-03-21
Date
action
by
1997-02-24 18:26:33Z
created
Vanden Berghe, Edward
2008-02-28 13:41:07Z
changed
Bailly, Nicolas

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basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]   
 
 Present  Inaccurate  Introduced: alien  Containing type locality 
   

Holotype BMNH 1867.3.9.423, geounit Zanzibar [details]
From other sources
Description A little-known inshore bottom shark of the continental and insular shelves. Well adapted to lie amongst coral reefs due to its tough skin (Ref. 391). Breeding and feeding habits are unknown. Survives for many hours out of water (Ref. 391). [details]
LanguageName 
English short-tail nurse shark  [details]
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To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins) 
To ITIS
Ginglymostoma brevicaudatum
 Ginglymostoma brevi...

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