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Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum (Günther, 1867)

Short-tail nurse shark
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Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum
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Somalia country information

Common names: Gacan jebis, Libaax
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Not in Compagno 1984 (Ref. 247).
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/so.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Sommer, C., W. Schneider and J.-M. Poutiers, 1996
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Requin nourrice à queue courte, Gata nodriza rabicorta, قِرش رضيع ذو ذيل قصير, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Orectolobiformes (Carpet sharks) > Ginglymostomatidae (Nurse sharks)
Etymology: Pseudoginglymostoma: Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum (Günther 1867). (See ETYFish);  brevicaudatum: Brevis (L.), short; caudatus (L.), tailed, referring to caudal fin being less than ¼ of total length. (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated.   Tropical; 0°S - 27°S, 38°E - 58°E

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