Nebrius ferrugineus (Lesson, 1830)

Tawny Shark

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Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:cd94a0b1-530b-4b1e-8693-18f0b5de15ae

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http://biocache.ala.org.au/ws/ogc/ows?q=species:Nebrius ferrugineus
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Species presence

 Recorded In Australia
 Marine Habitats
 Marine Habitats
 Terrestrial Habitats

Conservation status

IUCNVulnerable

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    Source: Australian National Fish Collection Images
    Image by: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO
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Species Lists

state listed spp (non EPBC)

Names and sources

Accepted name Source
Nebrius ferrugineus

Synonyms

Synonyms Source
Ginglymostoma ferrugineum (Lesson, 1830)
Ginglymostoma ferrugineum (Lesson, 1830)
Published in: Regan, C.T. 1908. A revision of the sharks of the family Orectolobidae. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. Vol. 1908 pp. 347-364 figs 11-13
Scyllium ferrugineum Lesson, 1830
Published in: Lesson, R.P. 1830. Poissons. Voyage autour du Monde, exécuté sur la corvette de la Majesté la Coquille, pendant les années 1822, 1823, 1824 et 1825. Atlas Vol. 2 pp. 66-238 pls 1-38
Ginglymostoma concolor (Rüppell, 1837)
Nebrius concolor Rüppell, 1837
Published in: Rüppell, W.P.E. 1837. Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres. Frankfurt Vol. 3, pp. 53–80, pls 15–21
Nebrodes concolor (Rüppell, 1837)
Nebrodes concolor ogilbyi Whitley, 1934
Published in: Whitley, G.P. 1934. Notes on some Australian sharks. Mem. Qld Mus. Vol. 10 (4) pp. 180-200 figs 1-4 pls 27-29
Ginglymostoma concolor (Rüppell, 1837)
Published in: Müller, J. & Henle, F.G.J. 1837. Ueber die Gattungen der Plagiostomen. Arch. Naturgesch. Vol. 3 (1) pp. 394-401
Nebrodes concolor (Rüppell, 1837)
Published in: Garman, S. 1913. The Plagiostomia (sharks, skates and rays). Mem. Mus. Comp. Zool. Harv. Univ. Vol. 36 pp. 1-528 pls 1-77

Common Names

Common name Source
Madame X
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Tawny Shark
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Giant Sleepy -shark
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Rusty Catshark
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Rusty Shark
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Sleepy Shark
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Spitting Shark
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Tawny Nurse Shark
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Nurse Shark
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Tawney Nurse Shark
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Tawney Shark
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Working classification

kingdom
ANIMALIA
phylum
CHORDATA
subphylum
VERTEBRATA
suprageneric
GNATHOSTOMATA
suprageneric
PISCES
class
CHONDRICHTHYES
subclass
ELASMOBRANCHII
order
ORECTOLOBIFORMES
family
GINGLYMOSTOMATIDAE
genus
Nebrius
species
Nebrius ferrugineus  Recorded in Australia

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