Tropical Reefs

Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum

Location: Belize

Scientific Name: Ginglymostoma cirratum

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 America, Brazil, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Panama, Gulf of California