Marine Life with Brenda

Nurse Shark   The Ginglymostoma cirratum  a.k.a the nurse shark is an elasmobranch species within the Ginglymostomatidae family. The nurse shark's conservation status is evaluated internationally as data deficient in the IUCN Threatened Species List. In the warm, shallow waters of the western Atlantic and eastern Pacific oceans you will find them. P.S. you might be able to find me as well. They break and eat shellfish and even coral with their strong jaws, but tend to dine on fish, shrimp, and squid. These are grey-brown marine creatures have characteristic tail fins which can have a total length of up to one-fourth. Nurses are smooth to the touch contrary to most other sharks.They are really cool, just don't try to pose with them for likes on Instagram, it upsets them and they might bite you like the that model.  Author: Brenda Moita 

Southern stingrays  The sharks and skates are related to the southern stingrays. This stingray belongs to the Dasyatidae Family which includes 70 stingray species. Also nine other species, including the red stingray and roughtail stingray, are in the same genus. Southern rays can be found in the west Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico's tropical and subtropical seas, down the coast of southeastern Brazil. They make their home up to a depth of 180 feet in shallow coastal waters, and favour lagoon or coral reef environments where sandy bottoms and seagrass beds are located.  Author: Brenda Moita 

Spotted eagle ray  The spotted eagle ray ( Aetobatus narinari ) is an eagle ray from a family of cartilaginous fish, Myliobatidae. Spotted eagle rays enjoy swimming in seas at a temperature of 24 to 27 ° C, and are more active in high tides. They are timid creatures who usually avoid humans, but they were seen jumping on boats and falling on people from the sea. Searching for their food, they dig their snouts into the sand on the seabeds. Groups of them consist of about 6 participants swimming at exactly the same speed in the same direction. Author: Brenda Moita