Scientific name: Nebrius ferrugineus
Size: Up to 3,5 feet
Color: Fawn / Brown gray
Distinguishing feature: Fawn color, 2 dorsal fins very backwards, very small eyes, often lying on the bottom
Where did we see it: French polynesia, Mexico, Mayotte, Maldives
Scientific name: Nebrius ferrugineus
Size: Up to 3,5 feet
Color: Fawn / Brown gray
Distinguishing feature: Fawn color, 2 dorsal fins very backwards, very small eyes, often lying on the bottom
Where did we see it: French polynesia, Mexico, Mayotte, Maldives
The nurse shark is one of the sharks that can breathe without having to swim.
This shark can inspire with its larynx to suck its prey, it produces a sound comparable to the suction of the infant. Hence his name is nurse shark.
Some sharks can stay motionless on the sand (white tips reef sharks, nurse sharks, etc.).
These sharks don't have to swim to bring oxygen to their gills like other sharks (grey, hammerheads tc.)
We can hear the bull shark is very dangerous because of attacks near La Réunion island.
However, tens of them are living at 600 feet from the famous beach of Playa Del Carmen in Mexico. And there are no attacks.
Parrotfish create a protective envelope around them when they are sleeping.
So, don't put the light on them during night dive to don't to wake them up and break this envelope.
