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The nurse shark has two rounded dorsal fins, rounded pectoral fins, an elongated caudal fin, and a broad head. [8] Maximum adult length is currently documented as 3.08 m (10 ft 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 in), whereas past reports of 4.5 m (15 ft) and corresponding weights of up to 330 kg (730 lb) are likely to have been exaggerated. [ 2 ]
The largest species, called simply the nurse shark Ginglymostoma cirratum, may reach a length of 4.3 m (14 ft); the tawny nurse shark Nebrius ferrugineus is somewhat smaller at 3.2 m (10 ft), and the short-tail nurse shark Pseudoginglymostoma brevicaudatum is by far the smallest at just 75 cm (2.46 ft) in length. The first of the three species ...
The tawny nurse shark (Nebrius ferrugineus) is a species of carpet shark in the family Ginglymostomatidae, and the only extant member of the genus Nebrius.. It is found widely along coastlines in the Indo-Pacific, preferring reefs, sandy flats, and seagrass beds from very shallow water to a depth of 70 m (230 ft).
The shark hatched from an egg on Jan. 3, 2025. Aquarium staff are unsure how the egg came to be, as female and male sharks at the aquarium have not been in the same habitat for more than three years.
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The grey nurse shark (Carcharias taurus) practices intrauterine cannibalism, the first developed embryo consuming both additional eggs and any other developing embryos. Slender smooth-hounds ( Gollum attenuatus ), form egg capsules which contain 30-80 ova, within which only one ovum develops; the remaining ova are ingested and their yolks ...
Hilton Head Charter Captain Chip Michalove, along with four others including Megan Winton, a biologist for the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, tagged and released the “LeeBeth” on Friday ...