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The lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) is a species of shark from the family Carcharhinidae, known for its yellowish color, which inspires its common name. It is classified as a Vulnerable species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. [4] Lemon sharks can grow to 3.4 metres (11 ft) in length.
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 ...
At Moorea, sicklefin lemon sharks are the main attraction of daily shark-feeding ecotourism dives. [12] This shark adapts well to captivity and is displayed in public aquariums. [3] The IUCN has assessed the sicklefin lemon shark globally as Endangered; it is harvested using anchored and floating gillnets, beach nets, and longlines. [6]
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A photographer based in Florida captured footage of a school of lemon sharks with his drone, as the animals were swimming off the shore of Jupiter Island on July 19.The aerial footage, recorded by ...
The 2007 film Sharkwater documents ways in which sharks are being hunted to extinction. [15] In 2009, the IUCN Shark Specialist Group reported on the conservation status of pelagic (open water) sharks and rays. They found that over half the pelagic sharks targeted by high-seas fisheries were threatened with extinction. [16] [17] [18]
Researchers at Stanford University’s Hopkins Marine Station found a “White Shark Café” located halfway between Baja California, Mexico, and Hawaii. After years of tagging and monitoring the ...
The first shark-like chondrichthyans appeared in the oceans 400 million years ago, [1] developing into the crown group of sharks by the Early Jurassic. [2] Listed below are extant species of shark. Sharks are spread across 556 described and 23 undescribed species in eight orders. The families and genera within the orders are listed in ...