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Ginglymostoma cirratum (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Nurse shark
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Cuba country information

Common names: Gata, Gata común, Gata manchada
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: Claro, R., 1994
Importance: of no interest | Ref: Claro, R., 1994
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Generally of no interest to fisheries (Ref. 26340). Also Ref. 247, 43278, 54806.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/cu.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Claro, R. and L.R. Parenti, 2001
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Requin-nourrice, Gata nodriza, Carpet shark, ... more

Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Élasmobranches (requins et raies) (sharks and rays) > Orectolobiformes (Carpet sharks) > Ginglymostomatidae (Nurse sharks)
Etymology: Ginglymostoma: ginglymus (Gr.), hinge; stoma (Gr.), mouth, presumably referring to how corner of mouth has a hinged appearance. (See ETYFish);  cirratum: Latin for having tendrils, referring to elongated nasal barbels. (See ETYFish).
  More on author: Bonnaterre.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie


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