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A nurse shark rests inside an artificial reef

Anthozoans: Anthozoa, Bony Fishes: Osteichthyes, Carpetsharks: Orectolobiformes, Cartilaginous Fishes: Chondrichthyes, Cnidarians: Cnidaria, Fishes, Gorgonians: Gorgonacea, Invertebrates, Labridae, Marine Life, Nurse Sharks: Ginglymostomatidae, Octocorals: Octocorallia, Sharks, Soft Corals: Stoloniferans: Gorgonians: Alyconacea, Spanish hogfish: Bodianus rufus, Sponges: Porifera, artificial reef, cat-shark, copyrighted, marine, nurse shark: Ginglymostoma cirratum, ocean, portrait, underwater, underwater photo, wide angle

Nurse sharks are frequently found resting during the day as they are primarily night time hunters.