Nurse Shark [Ginglymostoma cirratum]
Description
Nurse sharks are laid-back bottom dwellers that divers frequently spot tucked into crevices or resting along sandy or rocky areas. They’re often slow and deliberate, using their sensitive barbels to investigate the seafloor for prey.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Fish, Sharks & Rays (plus Sea Turtles & Whales)
Chordata
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Elasmobranchs (Sharks, Rays, Skates)
Elasmobranchii
|
| Order |
Carpet Sharks
Orectolobiformes
|
| Family |
Nurse Sharks
Ginglymostomatidae
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| Genus |
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Ginglymostoma
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