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Nebrius ferrugineus

(Lesson, 1831)

Giant Sleepy Shark

Also known as: Madame X, Rusty Catshark, Rusty Shark, Sleepy Shark, Spitting Shark, Tawny Nurse Shark, Tawny Shark, Nurse Shark

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Taxonomy

Class

Elasmobranchii

Order

Orectolobiformes

Family

Ginglymostomatidae

Where to find it

common

Maldives

Other species in Ginglymostomatidae

Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma unami

Nurse Shark