Short-tail nurse shark
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| Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum (Günther, 1867) |
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 Range of short-tail nurse shark (in blue)
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The short-tail nurse shark, Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum, is a nurse shark in the family Ginglymostomatidae, the only member of the genus Pseudoginglymostoma. It is found in the tropical western Indian Ocean between latitudes 0° S and 27° S, and reaches a length of 75 cm.
The short-tail nurse shark is a little-known inshore bottom shark of the continental and insular shelves. It is well adapted to lie amongst coral reefs due to its tough skin. Its breeding and feeding habits are largely unknown, but it was assumed to be ovoviviparous. However, Artis has successfully bred 4 short-tail nurse sharks in 2007, which hatched from eggs laid by a shark from Sea Life Center Helsinki, showing the shark is oviparous. It survives for many hours out of water.
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- "Pseudoginglymostoma cirratum". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. may 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
- http://www.artis.nl/main.php?pagina=paginas/a/persberichten - Dutch press statement about the birth of 4 short-tail nurse sharks
