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Family: Ginglymostomatidae Nurse sharks



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4 species (see list below)

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Photo by Freitas, R.

Atlantic Ocean.
Max. Length 430 cm TL
Ginglymostoma cirratum (Bonnaterre, 1788)

Photo by Freitas, R.
 
Ginglymostoma cirratum
[Nurse shark]
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Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 207 cm TL
 
Ginglymostoma unami
[]

Photo by Banks, I.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 320 cm TL
Nebrius ferrugineus (Lesson, 1831)

Photo by Banks, I.
 
Nebrius ferrugineus
[Tawny nurse shark]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 75 cm TL
Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum (Günther, 1867)

Photo by FAO
 
Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum
[Short-tail nurse shark]
4 Species of Family Ginglymostomatidae
(Nurse sharks)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1788 Ginglymostoma cirratum Nurse shark Atlantic Ocean. 430 TL
2015 Ginglymostoma unami Eastern Pacific 207 TL
1831 Nebrius ferrugineus Tawny nurse shark Indo-Pacific 320 TL
1867 Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum Short-tail nurse shark Western Indian Ocean 75 TL



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