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Ginglymostoma cirratum
Ginglymostoma cirratum
Nurse Shark
Photographer: Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip

ID: 0000 0000 0108 0136 (2008-01-03)

Copyright © 2008 Lorenzo Alvarez-Filip

 
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  • date of photo  Aug 2, 2005
  • latitude 20.35656   longitude -87.04775   max error distance 3036 meters     View on Google Maps.
  • horizontal datum World Geodetic System 1984
  • georeferencing source GeoLocate
  • georeferencing remarks http://www.reefsofcozumel.com/pages/reefmap.html
  • location   Paso del Cedral Reef (Cozumel, Quintana Roo, Cozumel, Mexico)
  • family Ginglymostomatidae
  • habitat  It inhabits both shallow and deeper waters (to 100 feet) near reefs, where it is usually seen lying motionless on the sandy bott
  • photo category: Animal - Fish

  • MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL
  • common names   Nurse Shark (photographer)
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