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71% Complete
2 Data Sources
critically endangered
Grey Nurse Shark
Carcharias taurus
Also known as: Sand Tiger Shark β’ Sand tiger shark β’ Blue nurse sand tiger
Kingdom: Metazoaβ’ Family: Odontaspididaeβ’ Order: Lamniformes
π‘οΈ Conservation Status
critically endangered
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Quick Facts
Common Names:
Grey Nurse Shark, Sand Tiger Shark, Sand tiger shark, Blue nurse sand tiger, Blue-nurse sand tiger, Grey nurse shark, Spotted ragged tooth shark, Dogfish shark, Blue nurse shark, Gray nurse shark, Grey nurse, Greynurse shark, Ground shark, Nuss shark, Ragged tooth shark, Sand Tiger, Sand shark, Sand tiger, Sand-tiger, Sandtiger shark, Shovel-nosed shark, Slender-tooth shark, Spotted ragged-tooth shark, Spotted ragged-tooth, Spotted raggedtooth shark, Spotted raggedtooth, Spotted sand tiger shark, Spotted Ragged-tooth Shark, Spotted Raggedtooth Shark, Owstonβs sand shark, blue nurse shark, brown shark, grey nurse shark, grey nurse, grey shark, raggedtooth shark, raggie, sand shark, sand tiger shark, sand tiger, sandtiger shark, shovel-nosed shark, shovelnose shark, spotted ragged-tooth shark, tiger shark, yellow belly, yellow shark, Blue Nurse Shark, Greynurse Shark, Nuss Shark, Ragged-tooth Shark, Sand Shark, Sandtiger Shark, Shovel-nosed Shark, gray nurse shark
Class:
Chondrichthyes
Conservation Status:
critically endangered
Data Completeness:
71%
Data Sources
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References
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Distribution Statistics
10
Observations
10
Countries
Top Locations
Lebanon
1
Arakoon
1
South Solitary Island, New South Wales, Australia
1
Fish Rock Cave, South West Rocks, NSW
1
Calle 39 Y Stewart Vargas, 15800 Ciudad de la Costa, Departamento de Canelones, Uruguay
1
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First: 10/6/2009 Β· Latest: 10/26/2025
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