Short-tail nurse shark
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Pseudoginglymostoma
Dingerkus, 1986
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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 and 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
