Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas &

Caribbean Reefs

Nurse Shark
Nurse Shark
Scientific Name: Ginglymostoma cirratum
Superorder: Selachimorpha
Family: Ginglymostomatidae
Category: Nurse Sharks
Size: 5 to 12 ft. (1.5 to 3.5 m)  
Depth: 12-100 ft. (4-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of Mexico, Brazil, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama, Gulf of California

Sharks & Rays
Nurse Sharks

Nurse Shark



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