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Nebrius ferrugineus  (Lesson, 1831)
Taxonomic Serial No.: 159979

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s): Ginglymostoma ferrugineum (Lesson, 1831)
  
    Nebrius concolor Rüppell, 1837
  
    Nebrius doldi Smith, 1953
  
    Nebrodes concolor ogilbyi Whitley, 1934
  
  Common Name(s): gata nodriza atezada [Spanish]
  
    requin nourrice fauve [French]
  
    tawny nurse shark [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria  – triploblasts  
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassChondrichthyes   
                      ClassChondrichthyes  – cartilaginous fishes, rays, sharks, condrictes, peixe cartilaginoso, tubarăo, poissons cartilagineux, raies, requins  
                         SubclassElasmobranchii  – cartilaginous fishes, rays, sharks, skates, torpedoes  
                            SuperorderEuselachii   
                               OrderOrectolobiformes  – gatas nodrizas, requins-tapis, tiburones tapiceros, carpet sharks  
                                  FamilyGinglymostomatidae Gill, 1862 – gatas, requins-nourrices, nurse sharks  
                                     GenusNebrius Rüppell, 1837  
                                        SpeciesNebrius ferrugineus (Lesson, 1831) – gata nodriza atezada, requin nourrice fauve, tawny nurse shark  
       

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  Source: Catalog of Fishes, 17-Mar-2003, website (version 13-Mar-03)  
  Acquired: 2003   
  Notes: http://www.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/   
  Reference for: Nebrius ferrugineus   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Nebrius ferrugineus   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Compagno, Leonard J. V.   
  Publication Date: 1984   
  Article/Chapter Title: Sharks of the World: An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: FAO Fisheries Synopsis, no. 125, vol. 4, pt. 1   
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  Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations   
  Publication Place: Rome, Italy   
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  Reference for: Nebrius ferrugineus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Compagno, Leonard J. V.   
  Publication Date: 2001   
  Article/Chapter Title: Sharks of the World: An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date, vol. 2: Bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks (Heterodontiformes, Lamniformes and Orectolobiformes)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes, no. 1, vol. 2   
  Page(s): viii + 269   
  Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations   
  Publication Place: Rome, Italy   
  ISBN/ISSN: 92-5-104543-7   
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  Reference for: Nebrius ferrugineus   
       
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Eschmeyer, William N., ed.   
  Publication Date: 1998   
  Article/Chapter Title: Catalog of Fishes   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3   
  Page(s): 2905   
  Publisher: California Academy of Sciences   
  Publication Place: San Francisco, California, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-940228-47-5   
  Notes: Available online at http://www.jstor.org/stable/25622932   
  Reference for: Nebrius ferrugineus   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Indo-West Pacific  
       
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