Lemon shark

The lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) belongs to order of Carcharhiniformes and to the family Carcharhinidae. This shark inhabits Atlantic and oriental Pacific waters and gets its name “lemon” because of its yellowish – pale brown coloration on the dorsal surface. It has a paler yellowish color on the undersides, large dorsal fins and a blunt snout.

Yhis shark is viviparous and it’s one of the larger species of sharks, which commonly grows to about 3.5 m reaching the weight of 185 kg. Its teeth are blade-shaped and smooth-cusped.
The lemon shark can survive both in salt and oxygen-poor waters and is one of the most studied species among sharks.

It eats fishes, eagle rays, small sharks, crustaceans, mollusks and sea birds. Like the sicklefin lemon shark (Negaprion Acutidens) it could be very aggressive if provoked, but generally represent a small threat to humans.