Sicklefin lemon shark
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| Negaprion acutidens (Rüppell, 1837) |
The sicklefin lemon shark, Negaprion acutidens, is a shark of the family Carcharhinidae, found in the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific oceans and the Red Sea between latitudes 30° N and 30° S, from the surface to 100 m. Its length is up to about 3.8 m.
The sicklefin lemon shark is a large, stocky, yellowish shark with a broad, blunt snout, narrow, smooth-cusped teeth in both jaws, and equal-sized dorsal fins. It is found on continental and insular shelves and terraces, being common on coral reefs and in shallow, sandy lagoons and turbid, mangrove swamps. It feeds on smaller sharks, stingrays and on benthic bony fishes. It is dangerous if provoked.
It is viviparous, with 1 to 11 young born per litter, each measuring about 45 cm.
The meat is utilized fresh and dried salted for human consumption, the fins for shark-fin soup base, and the liver oil is used for vitamins.
Coloration is yellowish brown above, paler below.
[edit] References
- "Negaprion acutidens". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
