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Pseudoginglymostoma
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Pseudoginglymostoma

The short-tail nurse shark (Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum) is an orectolobiform shark in the family Ginglymostomatidae, the only member of the genus Pseudoginglymostoma. It is found in the tropical western Indian Ocean between latitudes 0° and 27° S, and has a maximum recorded length of 75 cm.

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1 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 1 known species

Short-tail Nurse Shark

speciesPseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum

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