Short-Tail Nurse Shark
Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum
- Group: Shark
- Max size: 75 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: CR
This small nurse shark grows to under a metre and is built to wedge into coral reefs, with tough skin that lets it push through sharp ledges. It is genuinely little known, with breeding and feeding habits still undescribed, and it is now critically endangered across its narrow range.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Elasmobranchii › Orectolobiformes › Ginglymostomatidae › Pseudoginglymostoma
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 220031.
FAQ
- Is the Short-Tail Nurse Shark dangerous to divers?
- The Short-Tail Nurse Shark is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Short-Tail Nurse Shark get?
- The Short-Tail Nurse Shark grows to about 75 cm.