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Nurse Shark with Golden Trevally friends This Nurse Shark - Nebrius ferrugineus can be very large in size, easily 3 meters or bigger. It was resting under a ledge and was interesting to see a pair of Golden Trevally sticking around with it. Fish,Geotagged,Maldives,Nebrius ferrugineus,Nurse Shark,Shark,Winter Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Nurse Shark with Golden Trevally friends

This Nurse Shark - Nebrius ferrugineus can be very large in size, easily 3 meters or bigger. It was resting under a ledge and was interesting to see a pair of Golden Trevally sticking around with it.

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The Tawny nurse shark

The tawny nurse shark 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 . With a cylindrical body and a broad, flattened head, the tawny nurse shark is quite similar in appearance to the nurse shark of the Atlantic and East Pacific, from which it can be distinguished by its.. more

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Similar species: Carpet Sharks
Species identified by Albert Kang
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By Albert Kang

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Uploaded Mar 31, 2017. Captured Mar 12, 2017 14:28 in Dhevvadhoo Rasgefaanu Magu, Dhevvadhoo, Maldives.
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  • TG-4
  • f/2.8
  • 1/60s
  • ISO200
  • 4.5mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.