Size: 5 to 14 ft.
ID: 2 barbels on upper lip, 2 like dorsal
fins far back
Class: Chondrichthyes / Cartilaginous
fishes
Order: Orectolobiformes / Carpet
Sharks
Family: Ginglymostomatidae /
Nurse Sharks
Genus Species: Ginglymostoma cirratum / Nurse
Shark
Habitat: shallow water, often lying on bottom in
recesses of reefs
Typical food: fishes and invertebrates
Other information: may bite if molested
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