Grey Nurse Shark (Carcharias taurus)

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Photo by CoralAvery

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32.7643, -117.226

Field Notes

Description:

Large shark with huge mouth filled with row after row of razor teeth!

Habitat:

Spotted at Sea world, san diego

Notes:

These sharks like to get very up close to the people passing by...

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Comments (5)

CoralAvery

Thanks Dunai, I changed the ID! :)

Dunia Ya Uzuri

You're thinking of the wrong type of nurse shark! These are grey nurse sharks (Carcharias taurus) but beautiful shot all the same ^_^ the teeth on these guys are just wicked

CoralAvery

So basically it's a creature that curls or swims with a hinged mouth.

CoralAvery

Just found it on wiki: The nurse shark family name, Ginglymostomatidae, derives from the Greek: from γίγγλυμος meaning hinge and στῶμα meaning mouth. Cirratum also derives from Greek, meaning curl or swim.

MickGrant

Great photos! Called Nurse why / idea?

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Grey Nurse Shark

Carcharias taurus

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