Tawny Nurse Shark
Nebrius ferrugineus
Classification
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Orectolobiformes
- Family
- Ginglymostomatidae
Le Requin nourrice fauve (Nebrius ferrugineus) est une espèce de requins de la famille des Ginglymostomatidae. C'est la seule espèce du genre monotypique Nebrius décrite. Ce requin peut être dangereux s'il est dérangé : malgré sa petite dentition, il ne lâche pas quand il mord.
The tawny nurse shark (Nebrius ferrugineus) is a species of carpet shark in the family Ginglymostomatidae, and the only extant member of the genus Nebrius. It is found widely along coastlines in the Indo-Pacific, preferring reefs, sandy flats, and seagrass beds from very shallow water to a depth of 70 m (230 ft). With a cylindrical body and a broad, flattened head, the tawny nurse shark is quite similar in appearance to the nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) of the Atlantic and East Pacific, from which it can be distinguished by its pointed-tipped dorsal fins and narrow, sickle-shaped…
El Tiburón nodriza leonado (Nebrius ferrugineus) vive en el Océano Índico y en el Pacífico oeste. Puede alcanzar los 3,20 m de longitud y vive entre la superficie y los 70 m de profundidad. Véase también Anexo:Taxonomía de los tiburones Referencias Fordham et al (2006).
Distribution
More from the same family

Atlantic Nurse Shark
Ginglymostoma cirratum
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Ginglymostomatidae
Pacific Nurse Shark
Ginglymostoma unami
Ginglymostomatidae
Whale Shark
Rhincodon typus
Rhincodontidae
Whitespotted Bambooshark
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zebra shark
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Grey Bamboo Shark
Chiloscyllium griseum
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