Nurse Shark (Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum)

FishverifiedCritically Endangered

Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum

(Günther, 1867)

Nurse Shark

Also known as: Shorttail Nurse Shark, Sleepy Shark

Verified againstWoRMS

About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

from 0 m

Max size

75 cm

Taxonomy

Class

Elasmobranchii

Order

Orectolobiformes

Family

Ginglymostomatidae

Other species in Ginglymostomatidae

Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum)

Ginglymostoma cirratum

Nurse Shark

Tawny Nurse Shark (Nebrius ferrugineus)

Nebrius ferrugineus

Tawny Nurse Shark

Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma unami)

Ginglymostoma unami

Nurse Shark

Image: © Ewout Knoester (CC-BY-SA) · iNaturalist (CC-BY-SA) · source