Tawny nurse shark
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Tawny nurse shark

Nebrius ferrugineus (Lesson, 1830)

Sightings logged
1
Dive sites
1
Peak season
Oct

About the Tawny nurse shark

A tawny nurse shark (Nebrius ferrugineus), known locally as Nidhan miyaru, is a member of the family Ginglymostomatidae (order Orectolobiformes). It grows to a maximum of just over 3 m. It is found across the Indo-Pacific.

Best time to see in the Maldives

Based on 1 community sighting
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Tawny nurse shark
Peak: Oct

💡 Sighting data is crowd-sourced from diver logs. Patterns sharpen as more dives are logged.

Dive sites with Tawny nurse shark sightings

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Vaadhoo Caves
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