Short-tail nurse shark

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
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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)
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

• Sharks portal

• List of sharks

References

1. Pollom, R.; Bennett, R.; Jabado, R.W.; Kuguru, B.; Samoilys, M. (2019). "Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T44617A124435749. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T44617A124435749.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.

• Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudoginglymostoma cirratum". FishBase. may 2006 version.
• http://www.artis.nl/main.php?pagina=paginas/a/persberichten - Dutch press statement about the birth of 4 short-tail nurse sharks