‹ Fish Finder· #570
Sicklefin Lemon Shark
Negaprion acutidens
Bislamasak— names this kind of animal, not this species alone
- Group
- Shark & ray
- Habitat
- Reef
- Max size
- 3.8 m
- Depth
- 0-92 m
- Family
- Carcharhinidae
The sicklefin lemon shark or sharptooth lemon shark is a species of requiem shark belonging to the family Carcharhinidae, widely distributed in the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific. It is closely related to the better-known lemon shark (N. brevirostris) of the Americas; the two species are almost identical in appearance, both being stout-bodied sharks with broad heads, two dorsal fins of nearly equal size, and a plain yellow-tinged coloration. As its common name suggests, the sicklefin lemon shark differs from its American counterpart in having more falcate (sickle-shaped) fins. This large species grows up to 3.8 m (12 ft) long. It generally inhabits water less than 92 m (302 ft) deep in a variety of habitats, from mangrove estuaries to coral reefs.
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Behaviour
A heavy, yellowish shark of shallow lagoons and reef flats, with two near-equal dorsal fins curved like sickles. Slow and cautious, but large and not to be crowded.