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Their body is stout. The nurse shark can be many different colors, from yellowish tan to dark brown. Instead of the pointy dorsal fins, nurse sharks have rounded dorsal fins on their back, the first one bigger than the second. Nurse sharks have extremely long caudal fins, or tails. The bottom fin, the pectoral fin, helps the nurse shark to hover, and sometimes even to "walk" along the ocean floor. The shark has a precaudal pit but no caudal keels.
One of the distinguishing features of nurse sharks are their barbells - fleshy appendages which hang below their nostrils and, in part, provide a sense of touch which assists in the location of prey along the bottom. Female is always slightly larger than the male of the species.
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What sharks begin with the letter N?
Some sharks that begin with the letter N are Nurse shark, Bull shark, and Lemon shark.
Which are most related between the sandbar shark the Grey Nurse and the Gummy shark?
The Sandbar shark and the Gummy shark are both species of requiem sharks, while the Grey Nurse shark belongs to a different family known as the nurse sharks. The Sandbar shark and the Gummy shark are both found in temperate waters and are known for their distinctive body shapes.
What are top ten most known shark species?
Two of the most popular types of sharks in the world are the great white shark and the hammerhead. The great white is well known for being one of the largest and most dangerous sharks to ever exist. The shark in "Jaws" is also a great white, which brought a lot of notoriety to the great whites. Hammerheads are also popular based on their unique head shape which is shaped like a hammer. They have their eyes on the opposing sides of their heads.
What is the skin color Nurse shark?
The normal skin colour of a Nurse Shark would be grey - brown
Shark names with letter b?
Bull Shark, Nurse Shark, Gray Shark, Tiger Shark, Mako Shark, Great White Shark and more. hammer shark, whale shark and the tresher shark
What is the Nurse shark's common name?
"Ginglymostoma cirratum" is the (taxonomic) binomial designation of the commonly-known "Nurse shark", not to be confused with either the "grey nurse shark" or the "tawny nurse shark".
When was Tawny nurse shark created?
Tawny nurse shark was created in 1831.
What sharks begin with the letter N?
Some sharks that begin with the letter N are Nurse shark, Bull shark, and Lemon shark.
How are the Sandbar Shark gummy sharks an grey nurse sharks competion to each other?
The Gummy shark , the grey nurse shark and the sandbar shark location
What is another name for whale shark?
Nurse shark
Does a nurse shark migrate?
no
What shark attacks the least?
Nurse Shark. They are not very aggresive.
What shark prefers dirty water?
grey nurse shark
What are the similarities between a gummy shark and a sandbar shark and nurse shark?
they have different DNA
Which are most related between the sandbar shark the Grey Nurse and the Gummy shark?
The Sandbar shark and the Gummy shark are both species of requiem sharks, while the Grey Nurse shark belongs to a different family known as the nurse sharks. The Sandbar shark and the Gummy shark are both found in temperate waters and are known for their distinctive body shapes.
Does a nurse shark live at the bottom of the sea?
The nurse shark prefers the bottom, yes, but it is an inshore shark. and given the shallowness of inshore waters, even being on the bottom, it is not a deep water shark.
How many offspring does the nurse shark?
how manypffspring dose a whale shark have
