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Nurse Shark
Ginglymostoma cirratum
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Madame XNebrius ferrugineus
Lemon SharkNegaprion brevirostris
Pacific Nurse SharkGinglymostoma unami
Bull SharkCarcharhinus leucas
Whitetip Reef SharkTriaenodon obesus
Sand Tiger SharkCarcharias taurus
American CrocodileCrocodylus acutus
American AlligatorAlligator mississippiensis
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,506 |
|---|---|
| Mexico | 38 |
| Quintana Roo | 34 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 12 |
| Colombia | 10 |
| Alabama | 9 |
| Panama | 9 |
| Provincia de Bocas del Toro | 8 |
| Archipiélago de San Andrés, Providencia y Santa Catalina | 6 |
| Georgia | 5 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Cartilaginous Fishes · Chondrichthyes |
| Order | Carpet Sharks · Orectolobiformes |
| Family | Nurse Sharks · Ginglymostomatidae |
| Genus | Ginglymostoma |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Nurse Shark with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.