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Rough skin! Close-up of the face of a Nurse Shark - Ginglymostoma cirratum, can see that the surface of the skin is actually rough, like sand paper. Fish,Ginglymostoma cirratum,Mabul,Malaysia,Nurse shark,Sabah,Shark Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Rough skin!

Close-up of the face of a Nurse Shark - Ginglymostoma cirratum, can see that the surface of the skin is actually rough, like sand paper.

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The Nurse shark

The nurse shark, ''Ginglymostoma cirratum'', is a shark in the nurse sharks family, the only member of its genus ''Ginglymostoma''. Nurse sharks can reach a length of 4.3 m and a weight of 330 kg .

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Similar species: Carpet Sharks
Species identified by Albert Kang
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Uploaded Jun 17, 2018. Captured May 10, 2018 09:06.
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  • TG-5
  • f/6.3
  • 1/200s
  • ISO320
  • 18mm