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Tawny Nurse Shark - Nebrius ferrugineus
This Tawny Nurse Shark - Nebrius ferrugineuscan be very large in size, up to 3 meters length but they are often overlooked when doing the Sharks dives in Fiji as there are other more 'impressive Sharks' like the Bull Sharks.
The Nurse Sharks are also looked as a nuisance by photographers as they tends to stir up the sandy bottom causing not so good condition for photography.
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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