Ginglymostoma cirratum, Nurse shark : fisheries, aquarium

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Ginglymostoma cirratum (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Nurse shark
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Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Ginglymostoma cirratum   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Image of Ginglymostoma cirratum (Nurse shark)
Ginglymostoma cirratum
Picture by Freitas, R.

Klassifizierung / Names Namen | Synonyme | Catalog of Fishes(Gattung, Arten) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Elasmobranchii (Haie und Rochen) (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 Ökologie


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