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Negaprion brevirostris

Lemon Shark (Negaprion brevirostris)

Where found: The lemon shark is found mainly along the subtropical and tropical parts of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North and South America, and around Pacific islands. They inhabit mostly tropical waters, stay at moderate depths, and are often accompanied by remoras.

Description: The lemon shark commonly attains a length of 2.4 to 3.1 meters and a weight of up to 90kg at adulthood. The maximum recorded length and weight is 3.43m and 183.7kg. This stocky, powerful shark is named for the 'citrus glands' located between its two dorsal fins. This gland allows the shark to exude a lemon-esque scent in order to attract its prey. The lemon shark has pale yellow-brown to grey skin, which lacks any distinctive markings. This provides perfect camouflage when swimming over the sandy seafloor in its coastal habitat. It has a flattened head with a short, broad snout, and the second dorsal fin is almost as large as the first. Good video on Lemon and Tiger Sharks

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-| color = pink
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-| name = Lemon shark
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-| status = LR/nt
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-| trend = unknown
+|latin_name=Negaprion brevirostris
-| image =  Lemon shark.png
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+The lemon shark commonly attains a length of 2.4 to 3.1 meters and a weight of up to 90kg at adulthood. The maximum recorded length and weight is 3.43m and 183.7kg.  This stocky, powerful shark is named for the 'citrus glands' located between its two dorsal fins. This gland allows the shark to exude a lemon-esque scent in order to attract its prey. The lemon shark has pale yellow-brown to grey skin, which lacks any distinctive markings. This provides perfect camouflage when swimming over the sandy seafloor in its coastal habitat.  It has a flattened head with a short, broad snout, and the second dorsal fin is almost as large as the first. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMN1HcdU9Zg Good video on Lemon and Tiger Sharks]
-| phylum = [[Chordata]]
+|range=
-| classis = [[Chondrichthyes]]
+The lemon shark is found mainly along the subtropical and tropical parts of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North and South America, and around Pacific islands. They inhabit mostly tropical waters, stay at moderate depths, and are often accompanied by remoras.
-| subclassis = [[Elasmobranchii]]
-| ordo = [[Carcharhiniformes]]
-| familia = [[Carcharhinidae]]
-| genus = ''[[Negaprion]]''
-| species = '''''N. brevirostris'''''
-| binomial = ''Negaprion brevirostris''
-| binomial_authority = ([[Felipe Poey|Poey]], [[1868]])
 }}
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-The '''lemon shark''', ''Negaprion brevirostris'', is a well studied [[shark]] belonging to the family [[Carcharhinidae]].
-==Distribution and habitat==
-It is found mainly along the [[subtropical]] and [[tropical]] parts of the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]] coast of [[North America|North]] and [[South America]].
-==Reproduction==
-Lemon sharks are [[viviparous]], females giving birth to between 4 and 17 young every other year in warm and shallow lagoons. The young have to fend for themselves and remain in shallow water near [[mangrove]]s until they grow larger. With increasing size, the sharks venture further away from their birth place. At maturity at a size of 1.5 to 2 [[metre|m]] and an age of 12 to 15 years, they leave shallow water and move into deeper waters offshore. However, little is known of this life stage. Maximum recorded length and weight is 340 [[centimetre|cm]] and 183 [[kilogram|kg]].[http://fishbase.sinica.edu.tw/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=897]
-Recent work in [[genetics]] by Drs Kevin Feldheim, Sonny Gruber and Mary Ashley may suggest that adult sharks move over hundreds of [[kilometre|km]] to mate, or populations far apart may have been separated in recent time. Further research in this area would be of immense importance for the understanding of the lemon shark's breeding behaviour and ecology.
-==Importance to humans==
-[[Image:ZitronenhaiWorld.png|thumb|left|200px|Range of ''N. brevirostris'']]
-Lemon sharks are a popular choice for study by scientists as they survive well in captivity, unlike many other species such as [[Great White Shark|great whites]], who die in captivity because they refuse food. This shark actually poos out lemons so the next time you eat a lemon remember this information. The population around [[Bimini Islands]] in the western [[Bahamas]], where Dr Gruber's field station Bimini Biological Field Station is situated, is probably the best known of all shark populations. It is currently experiencing a severe population decline and may disappear altogether due to destruction of the mangroves for construction of a golf [[resort]].
-==See also==
-* [[List of sharks]]
-==References==
-* {{IUCN2006|assessors=Gruber & Sundström|year=2000|id=39380|title=Negaprion brevirostris|downloaded=11 May 2006}} Database entry includes justification for why this species is near threatened
-* {{ITIS|ID=160433|taxon=Negaprion brevirostris|year=2006|date=23 January}}
-* {{FishBase_species|genus=Negaprion|species=brevirostris|year=2005|month=March}}
-* ''Washington Post'', 2005, Aug. 22nd: "Scientists Fear Oceans on the Cusp Of a Wave of Marine Extinctions"
-==External links==
-* [http://www.sharkdiving.us/lemonshark.html Lemon shark facts and pictures]
-[[Category:Sharks]]
-[[Category:Carcharhiniformes]]
-[[Category:Viviparous fish]]
-[[Category:Carcharhinidae]]
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-[[fr:Requin citron]]
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