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Madame X

Nebrius ferrugineus

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) pierreandreadam, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

25 photos

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 0, February 1, March 4, April 3, May 1, June 2, July 9, August 4, September 4, October 4, November 3, December 0.
Australia35
Queensland23
Western Australia11
South Africa2
KwaZulu-Natal2
Northern Territory1
China1
Taiwan Province1
Taiwan1
Pingtung County1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassCartilaginous Fishes · Chondrichthyes
OrderCarpet Sharks · Orectolobiformes
FamilyNurse Sharks · Ginglymostomatidae
GenusNebrius

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Practise Madame X with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.

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