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The lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) is a species of shark from the family Carcharhinidae, known for its yellowish color, which inspires its common name. It is classified as a Vulnerable species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature . [ 4 ]
Negaprion is a genus of requiem sharks in the family Carcharhinidae. [2] It contains the two extant species of lemon sharks: the lemon shark (N. brevirostris) of the Americas, and the sicklefin lemon shark (N. acutidens) of the Indo-Pacific.
The sicklefin lemon shark may also be referred to as broadfin shark, Indian lemon shark, Indo-Pacific lemon shark, or simply lemon shark. [ 2 ] Based on microsatellite DNA evidence, the sicklefin lemon shark is thought to have diverged from its sister species N. brevirostris 10–14 million years ago, when the closure of the Tethys Sea ...
The great hammerhead shark’s scientific name is Sphyrna mokarran, a mixture of Greek and Arabic meaning “great hammer. ... Lemon Shark (Negaprion acutidens) Evolutionary History.
Nasolamia velox (C. H. Gilbert, 1898) (white-nose shark) Genus Negaprion [[Whitley, 1940. Negaprion acutidens Rüppell, 1837) (sickle-fin lemon shark) Negaprion brevirostris (Poey, 1868) (lemon shark) Genus Prionace Cantor, 1849. Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758) (blue shark) Genus Rhizoprionodon Whitley, 1929. Rhizoprionodon acutus (Rüppell ...
Shark fin soup is a status symbol in Asian countries and is erroneously considered healthy and full of nutrients. Scientific research has revealed, however, that high concentrations of BMAA are present in shark fins. [139] Because BMAA is a neurotoxin, consumption of shark fin soup and cartilage pills, therefore, may pose a health risk. [140]
Florida photographer Paul Dabill often sees sharks when he films, but the water being particularly “calm and clear” helped produce "stunning" video.
The binomial name often reflects limited knowledge or hearsay about a species at the time it was named. For instance Pan troglodytes, the chimpanzee, and Troglodytes troglodytes, the wren, are not necessarily cave-dwellers. Sometimes a genus name or specific descriptor is simply the Latin or Greek name for the animal (e.g. Canis is Latin for ...