Negaprion is a genus of requiem sharks in the family Carcharhinidae.[2] It contains the two extant species of lemon sharks: the lemon shark (N. brevirostris) of the Americas, and the sicklefin lemon shark (N. acutidens) of the Indo-Pacific. Both species are large, slow-moving, bulky sharks inhabiting shallow coastal waters, and can be identified by their short, blunt snouts, two dorsal fins of nearly equal size, and uniform yellowish brown or gray coloration.
| Negaprion | |
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| Lemon shark (N. brevirostris) | |
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| Sicklefin lemon shark (N. acutidens) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Chondrichthyes |
| Subclass: | Elasmobranchii |
| Order: | Carcharhiniformes |
| Family: | Carcharhinidae |
| Genus: | Negaprion Whitley, 1940 |
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| Carcharias fronto Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
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Species
edit- Negaprion acutidens (Rüppell, 1837) (sicklefin lemon shark)
- Negaprion brevirostris (Poey, 1868) (lemon shark)
- †Negaprion eurybathrodon (Blake, 1862)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Negaprion Whitley 1940 (lemon shark)". Fossilworks.org.
- ^ Froese, R. and D. Pauly (2018). "Negaprion Whitley, 1940". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
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