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Ginglymostoma cirratum (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Nurse shark
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United States (contiguous states) country information

Common names: Cat shark, Nurse shark
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: MNHN A.7654 (Lectotype, American Seas) (Ref. 247). Also Ref. 2850, 9987.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.nmfs.gov
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Compagno, L.J.V., 1984
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Requin-nourrice, Gata nodriza, Carpet shark, ... more

Classification / Names Tên thường gặp | Các synonym ( Các tên trùng) | Catalog of Fishes(Giống, Các loài) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Lớp phụ Cá sụn (cá mập và cá đuối) (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 Sinh thái học

Biển; Thuộc về nước lợ Cùng sống ở rạn san hô; Mức độ sâu 0 - 130 m (Ref. 43278), usually 1 - 35 m (Ref. 40849).   Subtropical; 44°N - 35°S, 122°W - 10°E (Ref. 247)

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