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    Grey Nurse Shark

    Grey Nurse Shark

    Carcharias taurus

    Sharks & Rays
    Critically Endangered

    The Grey Nurse Shark (Carcharias taurus) is recorded at 12 diving areas across 8 countries, most often around Sydney & New South Wales, Lord Howe Island and KwaZulu-Natal.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 6 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Lord Howe IslandAustralia
    Frequently seen here
    Sydney & New South WalesAustralia
    Frequently seen here
    VictoriaAustralia
    Rarely seen here
    Caribbean
    BiminiBahamas
    Rarely seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    FakaravaFrench Polynesia
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    Tofo & InhambaneMozambique
    Rarely seen here
    Cape Town & Western CapeSouth Africa
    Occasionally seen here
    KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa
    Regularly seen here
    Sodwana BaySouth Africa
    Occasionally seen here
    Mediterranean & Europe
    CorsicaFrance
    Rarely seen here
    AzoresPortugal
    Rarely seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassElasmobranchii
    OrderLamniformes
    FamilyOdontaspididae
    GenusCarcharias

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