Ginglymostoma+cirratum

Order: Orectolobiformes Family: Ginglymostomatidae
 * __Animal Classification__**
 * Genus:** **Ginglymostoma Species: Ginglymostoma Cirratum**
 * Class: Chondrichthyes

__Endangered Species Act__ Though the Nurse Shark is not an endangered species the population in specific locations have decreased in the past few decades. The greatest decline of the Nurse shark have been discovered in Australia and Florida waters.

__Habitat__ Nurse sharks are mostly found in shallow warm waters not greater then 10 feet in depth. Found laying in sand and or coral formations.

__Physical Habitat Features__ Most of the Nurse Sharks life is spent in shallow water and sand. The Nurse Shark can be found on the coastlines of warm water locations.

__Migration Patterns__ Nurse sharks are mostly found in small to medium groups. Not much is known about their miggration patterns but they tend to stay in warm water.

__Population__ The world population is impossible to know due to the lack of knowledge we have about where the nurse shark can live. They are common in shallow warm waters.**