Jeffords, Jeffrey

Shark_1

Ginglymostoma cirratum

While diving at a depth of 70 feet on a wall at Tubbataha reef, several divers in our group disturbed a seven-foot nurse shark while it was resting in a hidden cavern. I caught this image as it emerged and gracefully swam away.

About this image

Identification
Ginglymostoma cirratum (Cat shark)
Location

Tubba-taha reef, Sulu Sea, Philippines

Contributors
Jeffrey N. Jeffords
photographer copyright holder identification
Subjects
Subject Live Animal
Type Photo
Life Stages and Gender adult/sexually mature
Anatomy coloration/patterning cryptic

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