Sicklefin Lemon Shark (species: Negaprion acutidens) in Kimberley Coast (Gaia Guide)
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Negaprion acutidens
Sicklefin Lemon Shark


©Josh Steinitz: Sicklefin Lemon Shark (Negaprion acutidens)

©Jenny Glover: This shark, close to 2 m long, is possibly a Sicklefin Lemon Shark. Casuarina Beach, Lizard Island. 

©Sue-Ann Watson: A Lemon Shark attended by two Slender Suckerfish at Casuarina Beach, Lizard Island

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Elasmobranchii
Order Carcharhiniformes
Family Carcharhinidae
Genus Negaprion
Species Negaprion acutidens

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Distinguishing features

A large yellowish shark with the second dorsal fin almost as large as the first, which is set well behind the pectoral fins. Pectoral fins broad. Anal fins almost as large as second dorsal fin. (From Last and Stevens, 2009).

Size

  • Up to 380 cm and averaging 230 cm (Total length)

Depth range

  • From 0 m to 92 m

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and South Africa (including Mauritius, Seychelles, Madagascar) to Philippines, north to Viet Nam, south to Australia. Also from Palau, Marshall Islands, and Tahiti. Recorded from Taiwan.

Found on continental and insular shelves and terraces. Common on coral reefs and in shallow, sandy lagoons and turbid, mangrove swamps. (Fishbase)

Behaviour

A slow swimming shark that feeds on rays and fishes. Bears live young.

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References

  • Last, P.R. and J.D. Stevens (2009). Sharks and Rays of Australia.: 2nd Edition CSIRO Publishing, Australia.