Nurse Shark

Nurse Sharks are solitary and noctural bottom-dwellers that live across the Western Atlantic Ocean, islands of the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific from Peru up to Baja California. It is often found at depths of 3 to 40 feet (1 to 12 meters) around reefs, channels between mangrove islands and sand flats. Hidden under submerged ledges or in crevices within the reef, the nurse sharks seem to prefer specific resting sites and will return to them each day after the night's hunting.

Details & Statistics

Added to Scubadorable
Sep 2, 2007
Scientific Name
Ginglymostoma cirratum
Also known as
Carpet Shark, Cat Shark, Dogfish, Sand Shark
Range
North Pacific, South Pacific, East Pacific, Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, North Atlantic, South Atlantic, West Atlantic, East Atlantic
Length
95 to 169 inches
Depth
0 to 426 feet

International Names

Czech (Cesky)
Atlantický žralok chůva
German (Deutsch)
Ammenhaie
Danish (Dansk)
Nursehaj
Spanish (Español)
Tiburón Nodriza
Finnish (Suomi)
Atlantinpartahai
French (Français)
Requin Dormeur
Italian (Italiano)
Squalo nutrice
Japanese (日本語)
Amerika-tenjikuzame
Dutch (Nederlands)
Verpleegsterhaai
Polish (Polski)
Rekin Wasaty
Portuguese (Português)
Tubarão-enfermeiro
Brazilian Portuguese (Português brasileiro)
Lixa
Russian (русский язык)
акула усатая
Swedish (Svenska)
Amhaj

Cute Nurse Shark Gifts

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