Loggerhead
Nurse shark
Ginglymostoma cirratum
Also called Tiburón gata
- Grows to
- 4.3 m (14 ft)
- Group
- Shark or ray
- Family
- Ginglymostomatidae
Safety
Can biteGive it space. It can bite.
Where to see it
Known from Belize, Bay Islands, Bonaire and 2 more places.
- All year
- BelizeShark Ray Alley, Hol Chan
Also seen in Bay Islands, Bonaire, Curaçao and Mexican Caribbean.
Source: GBIF and dive operators.
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