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NURSE SHARK (Ginglymostoma cirratum) < 4.3 m / 14 ft
Gray body with tiny black and white spots. Fleshy barbels on to li . mall hite e es. orsal ns closer to the tail.
Nurse Sharks are one of the most common sharks on a Caribbean reef. sing eshy barbels above their mouths to sense for hidden prey, they feed on smaller shes, octopus and also lobsters and conch. Strong jaws and a bellows-like mouth can suck the conchs right out of their shells.
REEF SHARK
(Carcharhinus perezii) < 3 m / 10 ft
he dorsal n starts ehind the ectoral n. ar er areas under the ti s of ectoral and entral ns. hite ell .
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(Ginglymostoma cirratum)
u eniles are found in shallo er ater usuall restin under led es durin the da . a ha e lar e dar s ots.