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First record of recurring reproduction of captive tawny nurse sharks Nebrius ferrugineus
Author(s) -
Cocks Lewis N.,
Mee Jonathan K.L.,
Shepherd Alex P.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/jfb.13963
Subject(s) - biology , reproduction , zoology , fishery , ecology
Between 2008 and 2015, a group of tawny nurse sharks Nebrius ferrugineus reproduced successfully in a captive environment on the central Red Sea coast of Saudi Arabia. Births occurred on an annual basis, except for 2013. Of 12 confirmed birthing events, the most recent (2015) was observed and recorded in detail, which further contributes to the limited reproductive knowledge of this monotypic species.