Short-tail nurse shark (Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum) fish species and information / pictures of Short-tail nurse shark - Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum

Short-tail nurse shark (Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum) fish species information

Scientific Name
Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum

Common Name
Short-tail nurse shark

Biology
Dark brown dorsally, slightly paler ventrally (Ref. 391).

Classification

Classified By

G?nther, 1867

Class

Sharks and Rays (Elasmobranchii)

Order

Carpet sharks (Orectolobiformes)

Family

Nurse sharks (Ginglymostomatidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Indian Ocean

Distribution

Western Indian Ocean: East Africa, and possibly Mauritius and Seychelles.

Range

0°S - 27°S, 38°E - 58°E

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated

Trophic Level

3.67 s.e. 0.48 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

75.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.1250 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: subsistence fisheries

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Fec assumed to be

Threat To Humans

  Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

  Vulnerable (VU) (A3cd+4cd)