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° and 27° S, and reaches a length of 75 cm.
| Short-tail nurse shark | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Orectolobiformes |
| Family: | Ginglymostomatidae |
| Genus: | Pseudoginglymostoma Dingerkus, 1986 |
| Species: | P. brevicaudatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum (Günther, 1867) | |
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| Range of short-tail nurse shark (in blue) | |
Distribution
In 2020, a short-tail nurse shark was caught on footage in South Africa by Forrest Galante as he searched for the whitetip weasel shark.[citation needed]
See also
References
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