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Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum (Günther, 1867)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Elasmobranchii
order
Orectolobiformes
family
Ginglymostomatidae
genus
Pseudoginglymostoma
species
Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum

Name

Synonyms
Ginglymostoma brevicaudatum Günther, 1867
Homonyms
Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum (Günther, 1867)
Common names
Ebaammhai in Estonian
Endormi in French
Gacan jebis in Somali
Gata nodriza in Spanish
Gata nodriza rabicorta in Spanish
Gryshaai in Afrikaans
Kleine verpleegsterhaai in Dutch
Korthalet nursehaj in Danish
Levypartahai in Finnish
Libaax in Somali
Nurse shark in English
Nurse shark in English
Papa isingezi in Swahili
Papa usingiri in Swahili
Requin nourrice à queue courte in French
Requin-nourrice in French
Short-tail nurse shark in English
Short-tail nurse shark in English
Shorttail nurse shark in English
Voritse in Malagasy
gata nodriza rabicorta in Spanish
requin-nourrice à queue courte in French
short-tail nurse shark in English
قِرش رضيع ذو ذيل قصير in Arabic
拟铰口鲨 in language.
擬鉸口鯊 in language.
短尾鉸口鯊 in language.
短尾铰口鲨 in language.
短尾铰口鲨 in language.
Shorttail Nurse Shark in English
endormi in language.
gata nodriza rabicorta in Spanish
nurse shark in English
papa isengezi in language.
requin-nourrice à queue courte in French
short-tail nurse shark in English
shorttail nurse shark in English
sleepy shark in English

Bibliographic References

  1. 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). <em>FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes.</em> No. 1, Vol. 2. Rome, FAO. 269p.
  2. Compagno, Leonard J. V., 2001: Sharks of the World: An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date, vol. 2: Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes, no. 1, vol. 2. viii + 269.
  3. Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024).
  4. Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). 10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4
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