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Nurse shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

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Description:

Photo taken at -60ft in a Caribbean reef. Nurse sharks can reach a length of 4.3 m and a weight of 150 kg.it has a green greay color whit a very special skin.

Habitat:

The nurse shark is a common inshore bottom-dwelling shark, found in tropical and subtropical waters on the continental and insular shelves. It is frequently found at depths of one meter or less but may occur down to 75 m. Its common habitats are reefs, channels between mangrove islands and sand flats.

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PublishedDecember 28, 2011

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