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Nurse shark

Nurse shark lifespan and age in human years

Longest recorded 25 years

🏆 The longest-lived nurse shark on record reached 25 years in the wild.

Nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum). The oldest known individual lived 25 years; this chart maps that record to a human age of 120. Most individuals live considerably shorter lives than the record.

How old in human years?

Age

Nurse shark age chart in human years

Shaded rows are equivalent to human age 60+.

Nurse sharkHuman ageStage
1 yr5Child
2 yr10Child
3 yr14Teen
4 yr19Teen
5 yr24Adult
6 yr29Adult
7 yr34Adult
8 yr38Adult
9 yr43Middle age
10 yr48Middle age
11 yr53Middle age
12 yr58Middle age
13 yr62Senior
14 yr67Senior
15 yr72Senior
16 yr77Elderly
17 yr82Elderly
18 yr86Elderly
19 yr91Elderly
20 yr96Elderly
21 yr101Elderly
22 yr106Elderly
23 yr110Elderly
24 yr115Elderly
25 yr120Elderly
26 yr125Elderly
27 yr130Elderly
28 yr134Elderly
29 yr139Elderly
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Nurse shark profile

ClassificationChondrichthyes > Orectolobiformes > Ginglymostomatidae
Scientific nameGinglymostoma cirratum
Adult weightabout 60 kg
Longest recorded25 years (wild)

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How we convert ages: method.

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