Nebrius ferrugineus, Coral Sea, QLD, Photo: Andrew Green
Nebrius ferrugineus, Photo: Ben Jones
Distribution
Tropical Eastern Pacific, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Large, grey bottom-dwelling shark with small eyes, two similar-sized dorsal fins, and 2 prominent barbels protruding from upper lip. Typically found sleeping in recesses on reef.
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: extract from RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland
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