Fiji
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Fiji
Tawny Nurse Shark
Nebrius ferrugineus
Tawny Nurse Shark
Category: Nurse Sharks
Scientific Name: Nebrius ferrugineus
Size: Up to 10 ft (3.2 m)
Depth: 10-200 ft. (3-60 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Australia, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Chondrichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Elasmobranchii (Class)
└Selachii (Infraclass)
└Orectolobiformes (Order)
└Ginglymostomatidae (Family)
└Nebrius (Genus)
└N. ferrugineus (Species)
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