sicklefin lemon shark

Negaprion acutidens

Young favor turbid mangrove nursery grounds

sicklefin lemon shark is a fish found around Indo-Pacific. It inhabits reef habitat. Records give a maximum length of 380 cm.

Class: Sharks and Rays
Order: Ground Sharks
Family: Carcharhinidae
Genus: Negaprion
Maximum length: 380 cm
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: 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 (Ref. 4868 ).

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