The Nurse shark is a slow traveling fish. It is 14 feet long.It livesin reef,tropical and sub-tropical waters.It can pump water over its gill slits. It has attacked people because they would grab it by its caudal fin. It feeds on small fish,shrimp,lobsters, sea urchins and crustaceans.
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