The nurse shark, is the only member of family Ginglymostoma. This sand shark can reach a length of 4,3 metres (13,9 feet) and a weight of around 335 kilos (735 lb). The nurse shark is a common inshore shark, found in tropical and subtropical waters on the continental and insular shelves. Nurse shark is frequently found at depths of 1 meter (3 feet) or less but may occur down to 75 m (246 feet). This shark lives in the in the Eastern Atlantic from Cameroon to Ivory Coast; instead in Western Atlantic from Rhode Island down to southern Brazil; in the Eastern Pacific is found from the southern Baja California to all Peru.
| DISTRIBUTION: | All Oceans |
| MAX SIZE: | 735 lb / 335 kg |
| MAX LENGTH: | 12,9 feet / 4,3 metre |
| MAX AGE: | Unknown |
| ENVIRONMENT: | Saltwater |