Nurse shark
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| phylum | Chordata | The nurse shark is a common inshore bottom-dwelling shark, found in tropical and subtropical waters on the continental and insular shelves. It is frequently found at depths of one meter or less but may occur down to 75 m (246 ft). Its common habitats are reefs, channels between mangrove islands and sand flats.
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| class | Chondrichthyes | |
| order | Orectolobiformes | |
| family | Ginglymostomatidae | |
| genus | Ginglymostoma | |
| species | G. cirratum |
