Nurse Shark
Ginglymostoma cirratum
Sighting evidence at Saona Island Reef, Bayahibe
Photo: Rafael de la Parra · CC BY-NC
Nurse sharks are habitually sedentary during daylight hours, resting in groups of up to a dozen under reef ledges and in sandy hollows around Saona's shallower reef zones. They play a key role in controlling invertebrate populations through nocturnal foraging, and their predictable resting aggregations make Saona one of the most reliable nurse shark encounters in the Caribbean.
Evidence at this site
No confirmed records on file at this site
Nurse Shark is listed as a curated species here based on historical reports.