Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum)

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Ginglymostoma cirratum

(Bonnaterre, 1788)

Nurse Shark

Also known as: Sand Shark, Atlantic Nurse Shark

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Taxonomy

Class

Elasmobranchii

Order

Orectolobiformes

Family

Ginglymostomatidae

Where to find it

common

Anguilla

occasional

BelizePuerto RicoSabaSint Maarten

rare

Bahamas

Other species in Ginglymostomatidae

Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum

Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum

Nurse Shark

Nebrius ferrugineus

Nebrius ferrugineus

Giant Sleepy Shark

Ginglymostoma unami

Ginglymostoma unami

Nurse Shark

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