Florent's Guide To The

Eastern Pacific Reefs

Lemon Shark
Negaprion brevirostris
Lemon Shark
Category: Requiem Sharks
Scientific Name: Negaprion brevirostris
Size: 5 to 8 ft (1.5 to 2.5 m)  
Depth: 3-100 ft. (1-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Brazil, Gulf of California, Pacific Coast of Mexico to Peru
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Chondrichthyes (Parvphylum) Cartilaginous Fishes
  └Elasmobranchii (Class) Sharks and Rays
   └Selachii (Infraclass) Sharks
    └Carcharhiniformes (Order) Ground Sharks
     └Carcharhinidae (Family) Requiem Sharks
      └Negaprion (Genus)
       └N. brevirostris (Species)
WoRMS ID: 105800🔗
iNaturalist ID: 106650🔗

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