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Zebra shark

Stegostoma fasciatum

Description:

Is a nurse shark very common in the Phi Phi islands of Thailand. It is tan color with dark spots.

Habitat:

Coral reef.

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8 Comments

The MnMs
The MnMs 10 years ago

It is a type of nurse shark and I also saw it in the Phi Phi islands, Andaman Sea :-)

nickashforth
nickashforth 11 years ago

Thanks for the contributions, Marta.

The MnMs
The MnMs 11 years ago

Thanks for the nice comments! Thanks Nick for your invite. The two shark spottings I have I added to your new mission. I have pics of thresher sharks coming that I will also add there ;-)

MartinUrban
MartinUrban 11 years ago

Nice Shot !!!

nickashforth
nickashforth 11 years ago

Perhaps you would consider adding this to a mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1607...

ScottHarte
ScottHarte 11 years ago

Lovely shark

The MnMs
The MnMs 12 years ago

Thanks! it was funny because the dive master just said before getting in the water I guarantee you will see today one of these sharks and then just when we did our descent there it was!

SamanthaCraven
SamanthaCraven 12 years ago

Fantastic!

The MnMs
Spotted by
The MnMs

ภูเก็ต, จังหวัดภูเก็ต, Thailand

Spotted on Nov 30, 2008
Submitted on May 29, 2011

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