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Family: Ginglymostomatidae Nurse sharks



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4 species (see list below)
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Photo by Furlan, B.

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

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Ginglymostoma cirratum
[Nurse shark]
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Max. Length 207 cm TL
 
Ginglymostoma unami
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Photo by Banks, I.

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

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Nebrius ferrugineus
[Tawny nurse shark]

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

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Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum
[Short-tail nurse shark]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ginglymostoma cirratum Nurse shark Western Central Atlantic 430 TL 1788
Ginglymostoma unami Eastern Pacific 207 TL 2015
Nebrius ferrugineus Tawny nurse shark Indo-Pacific 320 TL 1831
Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum Short-tail nurse shark Western Indian Ocean 75 TL 1867



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