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Ginglymostoma cirratum Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratumis commonly referred to as Nurse Shark. Difficulty in the aquarium: suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only. A aquarium size of at least 500000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.


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lexID:
2828 
AphiaID:
105846 
Scientific:
Ginglymostoma cirratum 
German:
Atlantischer Ammenhai 
English:
Nurse Shark 
Category:
Sharks 
Family tree:
Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Elasmobranchii (Class) > Orectolobiformes (Order) > Ginglymostomatidae (Family) > Ginglymostoma (Genus) > cirratum (Species) 
Initial determination:
(Bonnaterre, ), 1788 
Occurrence:
Suriname, Barbados, Gambia, Benin, El Salvador, Ghana, Guadeloupe, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Cameroon, Central Atlantic, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, East-Atlantic Ocean, Ecuador, European Coasts, Florida, French Guiana, Grenada, Guatemala, Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico (East Pacific), Montserrat, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Martin / Sint Maarten, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, São Tomé e Principé, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South America, The Bahamas, the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Archipelago, the Caribbean, the Cayman Islands, the Ivory Coast, the Netherlands Antilles, Togo, Trindade and Martim Vaz, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, USA, Venezuela, Virgin Islands, U.S., West-Atlantic Ocean 
Sea depth:
0 - 1814 Meter 
Size:
90.55" - 169.29" (230cm - 430cm) 
Weight:
110 kg 
Temperature:
75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C) 
Food:
Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes) 
Tank:
109989.22 gal (~ 500000L)  
Difficulty:
suitable for large display tanks (public aquarium or zoo) only 
Offspring:
Possible to breed 
Toxicity:
Toxic hazard unknown 
CITES:
Not evaluated 
Red List:
Data deficient (DD) 
Related species at
Catalog of Life:
 
Author:
Publisher:
Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:
Last edit:
2023-09-13 20:44:10 

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Ginglymostoma cirratum are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Ginglymostoma cirratum, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Ginglymostoma cirratum, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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(Bonnaterre, 1788)

Synonymse:
Ginglimostoma cirratum (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Ginglymostoma caboverdianus de Brito Capello, 1867
Ginglymostoma fulvum Poey, 1861
Gyglinostoma cirratum (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Squalus argus Bancroft, 1832
Squalus cirratus Bonnaterre, 1788
Squalus punctatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801
Squalus punctulatus Lacepède, 1800

Shark bites can be quite lethal to humans, especially the 10 most dangerous shark species are considered and can launch unprovoked attacks from humans: - Great white shark - Bull shark - Tiger shark - Sand tiger shark - Blacktip shark - Bronze shark - Spinner shark - Blue shark - Hammerhead shark - Whitetip shark The bite by a shark is one of the most basic fears of humans, but the number of deaths caused by shark attacks is very low: in 2015 there were 98 attacks by sharks and in 6 cases the attack resulted in a fatal end for humans. In 2016 there were 107 attacks by sharks and in 8 cases the attack resulted in a fatal end for humans. Sources: http://hai.ch/Hai-Infos/Unfaelle/index.html http://www.focus.de/reisen/videos/auch-urlaubsorte-betroffen-schrecklicher-rekord-2016-gab-es-mehr-hai-angriffe-als-je-zuvor_id_6519581.html http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/hai-angriffe-erreichen-2015-rekordhoch-weiterer-anstieg-erwartet-a-1076339.html http://www.zeit.de/2016/37/haie-toetung-tierschutz-surfer
In 2022, there were a total of 108 shark attacks in the USA.

Conversely, however, 100 million sharks were killed by humans. http://www.zeit.de/2016/37/haie-toetung-tierschutz-surfer The risk of being bitten by a shark varies greatly from region to region, with most attacks occurring in Florida, Australia and South Africa. Please be careful not to go into the water with bleeding skin wounds, heed bathing warnings from the authorities and be very careful when using surfboards, as sharks can easily confuse the boards with seals and harbour seals. After shark bites, always call a doctor or / and the rescue service as soon as possible, as heavy bleeding can be life-threatening.

https://worldanimalfoundation.org/advocate/shark-attack-statistics/

Scientific paper

  1. Defensive strategies of neonate nurse sharks,Ginglymostoma cirratum, in an oceanic archipelago of the Western Central Atlantic, Garla, Ricardo Clapis; Garrone-Neto, Domingos; Gadig, Otto Bismarck Fazzano , 2015
  2. Habitat use of the nurse shark,Ginglymostoma cirratum, off Recife, Northeast Brazil: a combined survey with longline and acoustic telemetry, Ferreira, Luciana C.; Afonso, André S.; Castilho, Pedro C.; Hazin, Fábio H. V. , 2013
  3. Population genetics of the nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) in the western Atlantic, Stephen A. Karl; Andrey L. F. Castro; Ricardo C. Garla, 2012
  4. Distribution of the Nurse Shark, Ginglymostoma Cirratum, in the Northern Gulf of Mexico, Hannan, Kristin M; Driggers III, William B; Hanisko, David S; Jones, Lisa M; Canning, Amanda B , 2012
  5. Exact Enumeration of Sires in the Polyandrous Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum), Edward J. Heist, Jeffrey C. Carrier, Harold L. Pratt, Jr. and Theo C. Pratt, 2011
  6. Exact Enumeration of Sires in the Polyandrous Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum), Heist, Edward J; Carrier, Jeffrey C; Pratt, Harold L; Pratt, Theo C , 2011
  7. Melanoma in the Skin of a Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum), Waldoch, Jennifer A.; Burke, Sandy S.; Ramer, Jan C.; Garner, Michael M. , 2010
  8. Responses of the southern stingray ( Dasyatis americana ) and the nurse shark ( Ginglymostoma cirratum ) to permanent magnets, O’Connell, Craig P.; Abel, Daniel C.; Rice, Patrick H.; Stroud, Eric M.; Simuro, Nicole C. , 2010
  9. Molecular characterization of the alpha subunit of complement component C8 (GcC8α) in the nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum), Lydia Aybar; Dong-Ho Shin; Sylvia L. Smith, 2009
  10. Molecular and expression analysis of complement component C5 in the nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) and its predicted functional role, Matthew Graham; Dong-Ho Shin; Sylvia L. Smith, 2009
  11. Shark-specific repeat sequences in multiple factor I-like genes in Ginglymostoma cirratum, the nurse shark, Dong-Ho Shin; Sylvia L. Smith, 2007
  12. Molecular cloning, structural analysis and expression of complement component Bf/C2 genes in the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum, Dong-Ho Shin; Barbara Webb; Miki Nakao; Sylvia L. Smith, 2007
  13. Evoked Potential Audiograms of the Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) and the Yellow Stingray (Urobatis jamaicensis), Brandon M. Casper; David A. Mann, 2006
  14. Nitric oxide production by nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) and clearnose skate (Raja eglanteria) peripheral blood leucocytes, Cathy J. Walsh; Jason D. Toranto; C. Taylor Gilliland; David R. Noyes; Ashby B. Bodine; Carl A. Luer, 2006
  15. Construction of a nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) library and a preliminary genome survey, Meizhong Luo; HyeRan Kim; Dave Kudrna; Nicholas B Sisneros; So-Jeong Lee; Christopher Mueller; Kristi Collura; Andrea Zuccolo; E Bryan Buckingham; Suzanne M Grim; Kazuyo Yanagiya; Hidetoshi Inoko; Takashi Shiina; Martin F Flajnik; Rod A Wing; Yuko Ohta, 2006
  16. Immunoglobulins in the eggs of the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum, Ashley N. Haines; Martin F. Flajnik; Lynn L. Rumfelt; John P. Wourms, 2005
  17. Use of natural marks on population estimates of the nurse shark,Ginglymostoma cirratum, at Atol das Rocas Biological Reserve, Brazil, Andrey L. F. Castro; Ricardo S. Rosa, 2005
  18. Modulation in Feeding Kinematics and Motor Pattern of the Nurse SharkGinglymostoma cirratum, Michael P. Matott; Philip J. Motta; Robert E. Hueter, 2005
  19. Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci in nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum), Edward J. Heist; Jennifer L. Jenkot; Devon B. Keeney; Ryan L. Lane; Gregory R. Moyer; Benjamin J. Reading; Noelle L. Smith, 2003
  20. Assessing reproductive potential and gestation in nurse sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum) using ultrasonography and endoscopy: An example of bridging the gap between field research and captive studies, Jeffrey C. Carrier; Frank L. Murru; Michael T. Walsh; Harold L. Pratt Jr., 2003
  21. Patterns of growth and the effects of scale on the feeding kinematics of the nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum), Michael P. Robinson; Philip J. Motta, 2002
  22. Multiple Paternity in the Nurse Shark,Ginglymostoma Cirratum, Kenneth J. Saville; Andrea M. Lindley; Eleanora G. Maries; Jeffrey C. Carrier; Harold L. Pratt, 2002
  23. Kinematic Analysis of Suction Feeding in the Nurse Shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum (Orectolobiformes, Ginglymostomatidae), Philip J. Motta, Robert E. Hueter, Timothy C. Tricas and Adam P. Summers, 2002
  24. Proteasome, Transporter Associated with Antigen Processing, and Class I Genes in the Nurse Shark Ginglymostoma cirratum: Evidence for a Stable Class I Region and MHC Haplotype Lineages, Ohta, Y.; McKinney, E. C.; Criscitiello, M. F.; Flajnik, M. F. , 2002
  25. The Development of Primary and Secondary Lymphoid Tissues in the Nurse Shark Ginglymostoma cirratum: B-Cell Zones Precede Dendritic Cell Immigration and T-Cell Zone Formation During Ontogeny of the Spleen, L. L. RUMFELT; E. C. McKINNEY; E. TAYLOR; M. F. FLAJNIK, 2002
  26. Age of association between the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum, and tapeworms of the genusPedibothrium (Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae): implications from geography, J.N. CAIRA; L. EUZET, 2001
  27. Age of association between the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum, and tapeworms of the genus Pedibothrium (Tetraphyllidea: Onchobothriidae): implications from geography, J. N. CAIRA; L. EUZET, 2001
  28. A Review of Elasmobranch Reproductive Behavior with a Case Study on the Nurse Shark, Ginglymostoma Cirratum, Harold L. Pratt; Jeffrey C. Carrier, 2001
  29. The Biology of the Nurse Shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum, Off the Florida East Coast and the Bahama Islands, José I. Castro, 2000
  30. Comparative phagocytic and pinocytic activities of leucocytes from peripheral blood and lymphomyeloid tissues of the nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratumBonaterre) and the clearnose skate (Raja eglanteriaBosc), CATHERINE J. WALSH; CARL A. LUER, 1998
  31. HP3 Isolation of a gene probe for shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) C3 gene, Michael Banner; Sylvia L. Smith, 1997
  32. Triploidy in a Nurse Shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum, Cyndy Kendall, Sue Valentino, A. B. Bodine and Carl A. Luer, 1994
  33. Group Reproductive Behaviors in Free-Living Nurse Sharks, Ginglymostoma cirratum, Jeffrey C. Carrier, Harold L. Pratt, Jr. and Linda K. Martin, 1994
  34. Parasitic Meningoencephalitis in Nurse Sharks (Ginglymostoma cirratum), Credille, Kelly M.; Johnson, Linda K.; Reimschuessel, Renate , 1993
  35. A Comparison of Mode of Attachment and Histopathogenicity of Four Tapeworm Species Representing Two Orders Infecting the Spiral Intestine of the Nurse Shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum, Joanna Borucinska and J. N. Caira, 1993
  36. Lockenloia sanguinis n. gen., n. sp. (Nematoda: Dracunculoidea) from the Heart of a Nurse Shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum, in Florida, Martin L. Adamson and Janine N. Caira, 1991
  37. Growth Rates in The Nurse Shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum, Jeffrey C. Carrier and Carl A. Luer, 1990
  38. Rate of Tooth Replacement in the Nurse Shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum, Carl A. Luer, Patricia C. Blum and Perry W. Gilbert, 1990
  39. Gut pH in the Nurse Shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum (Bonnaterre), J. N. Caira and E. C. Jolitz, 1989
  40. Ascending spinal systems in the nurse shark,Ginglymostoma cirratum, Sven O. E. Ebbesson; Kees C. Hodde, 1981
  41. The Lymphomyeloid (Hemopoietic) System of the Atlantic Nurse Shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum, Ragnar Fänge and Artur Mattisson, 1981
  42. Observations of Courtship and Copulation in the Nurse Shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum, A. Peter Klimley, 1980
  43. A stochastic locomotor control model for the nurse shark, ginglymostoma cirratum, K. B. Gerald; J. H. Matis; H. Kleerekoper, 1978
  44. Refractive and histological study of accommodation in two species of sharks ( Ginglymostoma cirratum and Carcharhinus milberti ), Sivak, J. G.; Gilbert, P. W. , 1976
  45. In vitro trophic action of ACTH and insulin upon adrenocortical enzymes of the squaliform elasmobranch Ginglymostoma cirratum (Bonnaterre), Kenneth V. Honn; Walter Chavin, 1976
  46. The logomotor behavior of the nurse shark,Ginglymostoma cirratum; A time series analysis, J. H. Matis; H. Kleerekoper; D. Gruber, 1975
  47. Accuracy of localization of a chemical stimulus in flowing and stagnant water by the nurse shark,Ginglymostoma cirratum, H. Kleerekoper; D. Gruber; J. Matis, 1975
  48. Adrenocortical ultrastructure in the squaliform elasmobranch (Ginglymostoma cirratum bonnaterre): Cell death, a postulate for holocrine secretion, John D. Taylor; K.V. Honn; W. Chavin, 1975
  49. Effects of Epinephrine and Norepinephrine on the Hepatic Lipids of the Nurse Shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum, Lipshaw, L.; Patent, G.; Foà, P. , 1972
  50. Projections of the olfactory tract fibers in the nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum), Sven O.E. Ebbesson; Lennart Heimer, 1970

External links

  1. Encyclodedia of Life (EOL) (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
  2. Marine Species Identification Portal (en) (Archive.org). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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