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Tawny Nurse Shark

Tawny Nurse Shark

A robust, plain-coloured shark with nasal barbels, a broad head and a very long upper tail lobe.

Nebrius ferrugineus

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English
Tawny Nurse Shark
Japanese
オオテンジクザメ — おおてんじくざめ — ōtenjikuzame
Korean
Nebrius ferrugineus — Scientific name; Korean name under review
Spanish
tiburón nodriza leonado
French
requin-nourrice fauve
German
Indopazifischer Ammenhai

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