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Ginglymostomatidae (Nurse sharks)
Etymology: Pseudoginglymostoma: Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum (Günther 1867). (See ETYFish); brevicaudatum: Brevis (L.), short; caudatus (L.), tailed, referring to caudal fin being less than ¼ of total length. (See ETYFish).
More on author: Günther.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser riff-verbunden. Tropical; 0°S - 27°S, 38°E - 58°E
Western Indian Ocean: East Africa, and possibly Mauritius and Seychelles.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 75.0 cm TL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 247)
Kurzbeschreibung
Bestimmungsschlüssel | Morphologie | Morphometrie
Dark brown dorsally, slightly paler ventrally (Ref. 391).
A little-known inshore bottom shark of the continental and insular shelves. Well adapted to lie amongst coral reefs due to its tough skin (Ref. 391); depth data not available (Ref. 43278). Breeding and feeding habits are unknown. Presumably oviparous (Ref. 50449). Survives for many hours out of water (Ref. 391).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Fortpflanzung | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
Probably oviparous (Ref. 50449).
Compagno, L.J.V., 1999. Checklist of living elasmobranchs. p. 471-498. In W.C. Hamlett (ed.) Sharks, skates, and rays: the biology of elasmobranch fishes. Johns Hopkins University Press, Maryland. (Ref. 35766)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: kleinfischerei
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00417 (0.00157 - 0.01110), b=3.08 (2.85 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): niedrig, Verdopplung der Population dauert 4,5 - 14 Jahre. (Fec assumed to be <100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate to high vulnerability (50 of 100).