Short-tail nurse shark

(Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum)

Description

Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum is a shark species first described by Günther 1867.Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum is included in the genus Pseudoginglymostoma and the Ginglymostomatidae family.The IUCN categorizes the species globally as vulnerable.No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Elasmobranchii
Order:Orectolobiformes
Family:Ginglymostomatidae
Genus:Pseudoginglymostoma
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