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Study used BRUVs to count elasmos in Dutch #Caribbean. #nurseshark & #stingrays more tolerant of human activity than #reefshark.

"Reef shark abundance declined sharply with increasing coastal development and diving intensity..."

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Nurse sharks! ^^
[ #sharks #nurseshark #art ]

You see this in the water smiling at you, what you doin'?
#deltarune #deltarunetenna #tenna #mranttenna #3Dmodeling #VRChat #Shark #nurseshark

Happy anniversary to the Thompson Twins single, “Doctor! Doctor!”. Released this week in 1984. #thompsontwins #doctordoctor #nurseshark #intothegap

Well, Vice was a little late to the party...they are writing *now* (Jan. 2026) about the #orangeshark - a #nurseshark with albino-xanthochromism - that everybody else was talking in Aug, 2025.

Everything We Know About the Neon Orange #Shark Discovered in Costa Rica share.google/TKTxgoWnPlXs...

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A Nurse Shark that has not only #albinism (lack of dark pigment), but also #xanthism (excess yellow pigment)? This is an incredibly rare combination known as albino-xanthochromism! I really hope we get to see more of this shark friend! 🤩

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#genetics #genaology #nurseshark

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Bonus weirdness, the author of this puff piece is fond of alliteration, and referred to the #shark as a Tangerine Terror; I don't think I have previously heard "terror" used to refer to a #nurseshark 🤣

New Year’s nurse shark starts the year swimming through clear blue winter water. Let’s hope 2026 brings many more clear water days in the months ahead! 💙🩺🦈💙 #nurseshark #sharksofcoralcity #shark #newyearsday #clearwater #bluewater #coral #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity

Nurse shark to the rescue! 🩺🦈 #nurseshark #sharksofcoralcity #shark #closeup #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity

A small fiddler crab holds on tight to my bootie trying to hide from the scary camera. No crabs or humans were harmed during this photo.

A baby nurse shark naps in sea grass nest to the mangroves.

The trash I collected during my paddle/photo adventure.

Giving Tuesday doesn’t have to be monetary. If you can’t give $please get out and do! I pick up trash every paddle, every hike, every boat ride and every beach walk. I do it protect the waters I love and the animals that call it home.
#givingtuesday #photography #purpleisle #nurseshark

🚀 BlueSky trending hashtags (15m):

#art #photography #nsfw #tummytuesday #furry #coral #sharksofcoralcity #coralhead #leatherjack #cruising #portmiami #entourage #biscaynebay #coralcitycamera #nurseshark

Nurse shark with an entourage of leatherjacks cruising through Coral City #nurseshark #leatherjack #sharksofcoralcity #entourage #cruising #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity

A nurse shark cruisin with a freewheelin remora #nurseshark #sharksofcoralcity #remora #sharksucker #cruisin #freewheelin #frenchangelfish #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #miamibeach #biscaynebay #coralcity

Science barbie works with her shark researcher colleagues to tag a nurse shark.

Chilly weather has me missing my shark researcher days in Florida!!!! #sharks #science #nurseshark

Great to be in the water again this week. Don’t forget to book those winter dates now to reserve your diving or training days!

#culebradivers #scubadiving #snorkelling #culebraisland #puertorico #culebrapuertorico #bandedcoralshrimp #nurseshark #culebrapr #sdipuertorico #sdidivers #onedivefamily

Marina & her shark bros
#seaside #marina #shark #wereshark #muscle #muscular #nurseshark #blueshark #tigershark #greatwhiteshark #weretober #werecreature #girl #swimsuit #waves #conceptart #fanart #digitalart #photoshop

One-of-a-kind golden shark discovered in Costa Rica Scientists say the golden shark has a rare combination of skin conditions that has never been seen before.

One-of-a-kind golden shark discovered in Costa Rica

www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

#News #WorldNews #Science #Animals #Wildlife #Oceans #Fish #Sharks #TortugueroNationalPark #CostaRica #NurseShark

A lil nurse shark arrived in Coral City and circled the Cam a few times today. Welcome home! #nurseshark #sharksofcoralcity #shark #babyshark #boop #circles #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity

Orange nurse shark with albinism and xanthism found in Caribbean

A 6.5‑ft orange albino nurse shark was caught off Costa Rica at 120 ft depth and released, marking the first recorded nurse shark with both albinism and xanthism. Read more: getnews.me/orange-nurse-shark-with-... #nurseshark #xanthism

30 minute sketch~ I was struggling to draw today~ Restarted this sketch with different poses~ But I like how it turned out in the end~ Another Nurse Shark~
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#art #digitalart #illustration #fantasy #nurseshark #bluskyart #sharks #shark #cute

First record case of free-living xanthism in the nurse shark Ginglymostoma cirratum (Bonnaterre, 1788) from Caribbean Sea - Marine Biodiversity Xanthism, characterized by yellow pigmentation, is rare in marine species and has not been previously reported in cartilaginous fishes in the Caribbean. Here, we document the first xanthic nurse shark...

#orangeshark

This is the article in Marine Biodiversity that was the topic of a column from @melissacmarquez.bsky.social. it is about a 2 m long #nurseshark with albino-xanthochromism that was captured in #Tortuguero National Park

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

How A Golden Nurse Shark Made History A bright yellow nurse shark has been documented for the first time in the Caribbean, marking the first recorded case of xanthism in this species.

I had missed the story about the story about the #nurseshark with #xanthism in the #Caribbean. Naturally, @melissacmarquez.bsky.social was aware, and made it the topic of her column @ Forbes.

I'll put a link to the journal article in a reply below

www.forbes.com/sites/meliss...

Today's 30 minute Sketch~ It turned into a completed piece~ This took 19 minutes~ My spoons are low today so I decided to draw something a little different today~ A couple of Nurse Sharks~ They're adorable~

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#art #digitalart #illustration #fantasy #nurseshark #bluskyart #sharks #shark #cute

First-of-Its-Kind Bright Orange Nurse Shark Recorded Off Costa Rica Makes History This is the first-ever recorded case of xanthism in this species and in the Caribbean Sea.

🦈 First-ever orange #nurseshark with white eyes has been recorded off #CostaRica — a rare genetic twist making history in the #Caribbean. 🧡

#MarineScience #SharkDiscovery #MarineBiodiversity #SharkResearch #Xanthochromism #MarineBiodiversity #Ichthyology
www.iflscience.com/first-of-its...

Extremely rare bright orange shark with white eyes discovered in the Caribbean The shark also showed traits of albinism, including a pair of striking white eyes

🦈 “Researchers believe the unusual appearance was caused by xanthism - also known as xanthochroism - a pigmentation condition that creates excessive yellow or golden colours in the animals’ skin due to a lack of red pigmentation.”

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

#shark #nurseshark 🌊 🧪

#NurseShark

The sargassum was thick today but it created some interesting lighting conditions for this nurse shark to swim under🩺🦈 #nurseshark #sharksofcoralcity #shark #everydayissharkweekincoralcity #sargassum #mat #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity

This is Shark Week. Here are my shark works of art.
Which is your favorite shark?
#mattstarrfineart #art #paintings #tshirts #apparel #homedecor #giftidea #SharkWeek #shark #sharks #hammerheadshark #bullshark #nurseshark #greatwhiteshark #jaws

A nurse shark sleeping under an overhang in Turks & Caicos

Today we have a nurse shark sleeping under an overhang. These sharks are docile and will sometimes come to check out what divers are up to. They prey on small fish and crustaceans using powerful suction to inhale their food.

#sharkweek #nurseshark #fish #underwaterPhotography #scuba 🦑 📷 🦈

This is Shark Week. This is my acrylic painting of a shark swimming through blue ocean waves, on the sharp saw blade. fineartamerica.com/featured/sha...
#mattstarrfineart #art
#SharkWeek #shark #sharks #hammerheadshark #bullshark #nurseshark #greatwhiteshark #jaws #saw #saws #sawblade