Species profile—Nebrius ferrugineus (tawny shark)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes) → Ginglymostomatidae → Nebrius ferrugineus (tawny shark)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes)
- Family
- Ginglymostomatidae
- Scientific name
- Nebrius ferrugineus (Lesson, 1831)
- Common name
- tawny shark
- WildNet taxon ID
- 22529
- Alternate name(s)
- tawny nurse shark
- Conservation significant
- No
- Wetland status
- Wetland Dependant Species
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Marine
Other resources
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=22529.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
