How to Identify Nurse Shark Underwater
Ginglymostoma cirratum
This species is flagged as potentially hazardous to divers. Maintain a respectful distance and avoid handling.
The nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) is an elasmobranch fish within the family Ginglymostomatidae. They are directly targeted in some fisheries and considered as bycatch in others. The conservation status of the nurse shark is globally assessed as being data deficient in- the IUCN List of Threatened Species owin...
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