Ginglymostomatidae
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ginglymostomatidae-196-380617
title:
Ginglymostomatidae
text:
The Ginglymostomatidae are a cosmopolitan family of carpet sharks known as nurse sharks, containing four species in three genera. Common in shallow, tropical and subtropical waters, these sharks are sluggish and docile bottom-dwellers. They are the most abundant species of shark found in shallow coastal waters. Nurse sharks typically attack humans only if directly threatened. The name nurse shark is thought to be a corruption of nusse, a name which once referred to the catsharks of the family Sc
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Family of sharks
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginglymostomatidae
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date modified:
2023-10-15T17:44:02Z
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13
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