Scientific Name	Nebrius ferrugineus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Lesson, 1831)	Depth	1 - 70M
Chinese	鏽鬚鯊	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鉸口鯊科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F014　Ginglymostomatidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	長尾光鱗鯊
Max Length	320 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	翅沙、褐色護士鯊
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal、Lagoon、 Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Port Praslin, New Ireland, Bismarck Archipelago; Offack Bay, Waigeo, Indonesia
Synonyms	Ginglymostoma concolor, Ginglymostoma ferruginea, Ginglymostoma ferrugineum, Ginglymostoma muelleri, Ginglymostoma rueppellii, Nebrius concolor, Nebrius doldi, Nebrius macrurus, Nebrodes concolor ogilbyi, Nebrodes macrurus, Scyllium ferrugineum, Scymnus porosus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；中國動物誌-圓口綱及軟骨魚綱(朱等, 2001)；FAO Species Catalogue, Vol.4 Sharks of the world  Compagno, L.J.V. 1984 Compagno, L.J.V. 1984 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 朱元鼎, 孟慶聞 等編 2001
Specimen List	FRIP00264.
Common Name	Sleepy shark; Rusty shark; Nurse shark; Tawny nurse shark; Spitting shark; Tawny shark; Giant sleepy shark; Madame X
Redlist Status	IUCN Redlist: Vulnerable(VU) A2abcd+3cd+4abcd 2003-04-30
Characteristic	Body elongate, fusiform, head depressed and moderately broad. Snout short and obtuse. Eyes small, without nictitating membrane. Spiracle minute, close behind eye. Nasoral grooves present but no perinasal grooves, mouth well in front of eyes. Length of precaudal tail shorter than head and body. Two spineless, angular dorsal fins and an anal fin. First dorsal base over pelvic bases. Colour brown, from tan to dark grey-brown according to habitat, and slowly changeable by individual.
habitats	A large sized, tropical inshore shark of the continental and insular shelves. Ovoviviparous, number of young at least four per uterus. Maximum total length estimated to be about 314-320 cm. Size at birth is about 40 cm.
Distribution	Indo-West and central Pacific including South Africa, Mauritius, Seychelles and Madagascar to Red Sea, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam, China, Taiwan, Papua New Guinea, Australia, New Caledonia, New Ireland, Samoa, Palau, Marshal
Utility	This species is commonly caught inshore by fishermen in Pakistan, India, and Thailand, and probably elsewhere. Utilized as fresh and dries salted for human consumption.