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Nurse Shark

Ginglymostoma cirratum (Bonnaterre 1788)

Lifespan, longevity, and ageing

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Maximum longevity: 25 years (wild)
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Joao Pedro de Magalhaes
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de Magalhaes, J. P.
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Distribution

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Western Atlantic: Rhode Island, USA to southern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and Carribean, Antilles
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Habitat

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benthic
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