Nurse Shark

Mary Robinson

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Nurse sharks, Ginglymostoma cirratum, is commonly found in reefs and lives in both brackish and saltwater. They are shy, docile sharks that give birth to live offspring, being ovoviviparous.

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Mary Robinson

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Nurse sharks, Ginglymostoma cirratum, is commonly found in reefs and lives in both brackish and saltwater. They are shy, docile sharks that give birth to live offspring, being ovoviviparous.

Nurse Shark - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Ginglymostoma cirratum also known as the Nurse shark is a shark in the family Ginglymostomatidae. Nurse sharks can reach a length of 3.08 m (10.1 ft).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nurse_shark
Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma Cirratum) - A-Z Animals

Learn basic facts about nurse sharks inside including taxonomy and other information
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/nurse-shark/
Nurse Sharks - MarineBio

Find out what's known about Nurse Sharks including their world range and habitats, feeding behaviors, life history, ecology, reproduction, and conservation status.
http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=91
Ginglymostoma cirratum (Nurse Shark)

Information about nurse sharks including population statistics from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/60223/0
ADW: Nurse Shark - Ginglymostoma cirratum

Nurse sharks are yellow to grayish-brown in color. Adult mass ranges from 70.45 to 114.5 kg. A nurse shark at birth is 27 to 30 cm in length, while an adult is 107 to 300 cm long with an average length of 193 cm.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Ginglymostoma_cirratum/
Nurse Shark - Ginglymostoma cirratum - ARKive

Learn more about the Nurse shark - with amazing Nurse shark videos, photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/nurse-shark/ginglymostoma-cirratum/
FLMNH Ichthyology Department: Nurse shark

Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department. This page contains educational sections about the biology, ecology and conservation of the Nurse shark.
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/discover/species-profiles/ginglymostoma-cirratum
Where Did the Name Nurse Shark Come From?

Information about how the nurse shark recieved its namesake.
http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/topics/ng_nurse_name.htm
Nurse Shark - Sharksider

Basic facts about nurse sharks including appearance, habitat, behavior and diet
http://www.sharksider.com/nurse-shark/
National Aquarium - Nurse Shark

See the nurse shark at the national aquarium. Learn basic facts and view photos
http://www.aqua.org/explore/animals/nurse-shark
Nurse Sharks - Dry Tortugas National Park (U.S. National Park Service)

Information about one of the inhabitants of Dry Tortugas National park, the nurse shark
https://www.nps.gov/drto/learn/nature/nursesharks.htm

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Nurse shark Temporal range: 112–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Albian to Present ^[1]

Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)^[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Orectolobiformes
Family:	Ginglymostomatidae
Genus:	Ginglymostoma
Species:	G. cirratum
Binomial name
*Ginglymostoma cirratum* ( Bonnaterre, 1788)

Range in blue

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Nurse Shark - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Ginglymostoma cirratum also known as the Nurse shark is a shark in the family Ginglymostomatidae. Nurse sharks can reach a length of 3.08 m (10.1 ft).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nurse_shark
Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma Cirratum) - A-Z Animals

Learn basic facts about nurse sharks inside including taxonomy and other information
http://a-z-animals.com/animals/nurse-shark/
Nurse Sharks - MarineBio

Find out what's known about Nurse Sharks including their world range and habitats, feeding behaviors, life history, ecology, reproduction, and conservation status.
http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=91
Ginglymostoma cirratum (Nurse Shark)

Information about nurse sharks including population statistics from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/60223/0
ADW: Nurse Shark - Ginglymostoma cirratum

Nurse sharks are yellow to grayish-brown in color. Adult mass ranges from 70.45 to 114.5 kg. A nurse shark at birth is 27 to 30 cm in length, while an adult is 107 to 300 cm long with an average length of 193 cm.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Ginglymostoma_cirratum/
Nurse Shark - Ginglymostoma cirratum - ARKive

Learn more about the Nurse shark - with amazing Nurse shark videos, photos and facts on ARKive
http://www.arkive.org/nurse-shark/ginglymostoma-cirratum/
FLMNH Ichthyology Department: Nurse shark

Florida Museum of Natural History Ichthyology Department. This page contains educational sections about the biology, ecology and conservation of the Nurse shark.
http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/discover/species-profiles/ginglymostoma-cirratum
Where Did the Name Nurse Shark Come From?

Information about how the nurse shark recieved its namesake.
http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/topics/ng_nurse_name.htm
Nurse Shark - Sharksider

Basic facts about nurse sharks including appearance, habitat, behavior and diet
http://www.sharksider.com/nurse-shark/
National Aquarium - Nurse Shark

See the nurse shark at the national aquarium. Learn basic facts and view photos
http://www.aqua.org/explore/animals/nurse-shark
Nurse Sharks - Dry Tortugas National Park (U.S. National Park Service)

Information about one of the inhabitants of Dry Tortugas National park, the nurse shark
https://www.nps.gov/drto/learn/nature/nursesharks.htm

Nurse shark Temporal range: 112–0 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Albian to Present ^[1]

Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)^[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Orectolobiformes
Family:	Ginglymostomatidae
Genus:	Ginglymostoma
Species:	G. cirratum
Binomial name
*Ginglymostoma cirratum* ( Bonnaterre, 1788)

Range in blue

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Nurse Shark

Nurse sharks, Ginglymostoma cirratum, is commonly found in reefs and lives in both brackish and saltwater. They are shy, docile sharks that give birth to live offspring, being ovoviviparous.

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