Ginglymostoma cirratum (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Synonyms:
Ginglymostoma cirratum (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Squalus cirratus Bonnaterre, 1788, Tabl. encycl. méth...., Ichth.: 7 (American Seas). Type: unknown.
Ginglymostoma cirratum: Müller and Henle, 1841: 23 1 Budker, 1935b: 183 (Dakar) Cadenat, 1950: 87 (Dakar, Cape Verde Islands).
Ginglymostoma caboverdianus Capello, 1868, Jorn. Sci. math. phys. nat., Lisboa: 167 (Cape Verde Islands). Type: unknown.
Common names:
Nurse shark [UK and USA]
Requin-nourrice [France and Belgium]
Gata nodriza [Spain]