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Nebrius
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Nebrius is a genus of carpet sharks in the family Ginglymostomatidae.
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Tawny nurse shark, Nebrius ferrugineus | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Chondrichthyes |
Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
Subdivision: | Selachimorpha |
Order: | Orectolobiformes |
Family: | Ginglymostomatidae |
Genus: | Nebrius Rüppell, 1837 |
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It contains a single extant species, the tawny nurse shark (Nebrius ferrugineus), as well as a number of extinct species dating back to the Early Paleocene.[2]