Nurse Shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum, Elasmobranchii, Orectolobiformes, Ginglymostomatidae, Description and Fascinating Facts, World Range and Habitat, Feeding Behavior, Reproduction, Nurse sharks, Ginglymostoma cirratum (Bonnaterre, 1788), reach a maximum of 4.3 m total length; maximum weight is 110 kg.
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The nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum, is a shark in the nurse sharks family, the only member of its genus Ginglymostoma. Nurse sharks can reach a length of 4.3 m (14 ft) and a weight of 330 lbs (1...
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Species Ginglymostoma cirratum To cite this page: Scott, K. 1999. "Ginglymostoma cirratum" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed September 30, 2008 at http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Ginglymostoma_cirratum.html.
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Nurse sharks have a long fossil history. Compagno (1999) includes as extant members of this family: Ginglymostoma cirratum (BONNATERRE, 1788), Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum (GÜNTHER, Illustrations in Compagno show the living Ginglymostoma teeth as having a relatively high central cusp with two lateral cusplets,
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Taxonomy The nurse shark was first described by Bonnaterre (1788), as Squalus cirratus. The current scientific combination, Ginglymostoma cirratum was first assigned by Muller and Henle in 1841. Gynglymostoma is derived from the Greek words "gynglimos" = hinge and "stoma" = mouth.
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Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Classis: Chondrichthyes • Subclassis: Elasmobranchii • Superordo: Selachimorpha • Ordo: Orectolobiformes • Familia: Ginglymostomatidae • Genus: Ginglymostoma • Species: Ginglymostoma cirratum...
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Underwater photography of a Nurse Shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum. Nurse sharks are not related to the Grey Nurse Shark of Australia, and are the only species of carpet shark found in North America Nurse sharks, Ginglymostoma cirratum, are sluggish bottom dwellers, congregating in large schools on the sea floor.
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stock photography picture of Nurse Shark Ginglymostoma cirratum with Remora demonstrates a symbiotic relationship Bimini Bahamas Caribbean Sea...
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The nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum, is an aplacental, viviparous elasmobranch in which the egg and its associated vitelline vasculature are the primary route for maternal-embryonic interactions.
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