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Common names:
Gata manchada, Nurse shark, Tiburón gata
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
brackish
Abundance:
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Importance:
highly commercial
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Ref: Bonfil, R., 1997
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Regulations:
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Of prime commercial importance to the Mexican shark fisheries; a very common catch in Quintana Roo (mostly adults); taken in smaller quantities in Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Campeche and Yucatan; possibly caught in Tabasco (Ref. 13186 ). Records along the western coast, excluding most of western Baja California (Ref. 9253) and from Isla Cerralvo, Baja California Sur (Ref. 37955) refer to Ginglymostoma unami (see Ref. 113902). Also Ref. 43278, 96339.
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Bonfil, R., 1997
National Database:
Elasmobranchii (sharks and rays) > Orectolobiformes (Carpet sharks) > Ginglymostomatidae (Nurse sharks)
Etymology: Ginglymostoma:ginglymus (Gr.), hinge; stoma (Gr.), mouth, presumably referring to how corner of mouth has a hinged appearance (See ETYFish); cirratum:Latin for having tendrils, referring to elongated nasal barbels (See ETYFish). More on author: Bonnaterre.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 130 m (Ref. 43278), usually 1 - 35 m (Ref. 40849). Subtropical; 44°N - 35°S, 122°W - 10°E (Ref. 43278)
