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Nurse shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

Photo by Konner Webb
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The nurse shark is a shark in the family Ginglymostomatidae. Nurse sharks can reach a length of 3.08 m, and are native to warmer parts of the Atlantic and East Pacific...

Habitat:

Ocean

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PublishedJanuary 10, 2017

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