鉸口鯊

Ginglymostoma cirratum

幼鲨躲进红树支柱根间

铰口鲨（学名：Ginglymostoma cirratum），俗称护士鲨（英語：Nurse Shark），体长3米，体重可達100千克左右。白日於海底或岩洞内休息，夜间捕食。通常以吸食的方式捕捉鱼类、甲壳类和软体动物。

纲: 板鳃纲
目: 须鲨目
科: Ginglymostomatidae
属: Ginglymostoma
最大体长: 430 cm
体型: elongated
分布: Western Central Atlantic: Rhode Island to southern Brazil (south to Rio de Janeiro), including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean coasts, although (exceptionally from Rhode Island to Texas), Bermuda; Eastern Central Atlantic: Cape Verde Islands, Senegal, Cameroon to Gabon, and rarely north to Bay of Biscaye, France (ref. 43278 ). Populations in eastern Pacific refer to Ginglymostoma unami Del Moral-Flores et al., 2015 (Ref. 113902 ).
保护状态: VU易危

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