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The lemon shark was first named and described in 1868 by Felipe Poey. [7] He originally named it Hypoprion brevirostris, but later renamed it Negaprion brevirostris. [7] The lemon shark has also appeared in literature as Negaprion fronto and Carcharias fronto (Jordan and Gilbert, 1882), Carcharias brevirostris (Gunther, 1870), and Carcharhinus brevirostris (Henshall, 1891).
While overall similar, this shape differs somewhat between species; examples are: a distinct T-shape in the great hammerhead, a rounded head with a central notch in the scalloped hammerhead, and an unnotched rounded head in the smooth hammerhead. [5] Hammerheads have disproportionately small mouths compared to other shark species. [6]
Squaliolus aliae Teng, 1959 (small-eye pygmy shark) Squaliolus laticaudus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 (spined pygmy shark) Family Echinorhinidae (bramble sharks) Genus Echinorhinus T. N. Gill, 1862. Echinorhinus brucus Bonnaterre, 1788 (bramble shark) Echinorhinus cookei Pietschmann, 1928 (prickly shark) Family Etmopteridae (lantern sharks)
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A lemon shark was seen swimming in the shallow surf off a Hilton Head Island beach Friday morning. Lifeguards cleared the surrounding waters for 30 minutes following the sighting on Aug. 30, 2024.
A small shark typically measuring 1.3 m (4.1 ft) long, the blacknose shark has a typical streamlined "requiem shark" shape with a long rounded snout, large eyes, and a small first dorsal fin. Its common name comes from a characteristic black blotch on the tip of its snout, though this may be indistinct in older individuals.
The sicklefin lemon shark usually swims close to the bottom. Courtship behavior - a male (right) follows a female. A sluggish species, the sicklefin lemon shark is usually seen cruising sedately just above the sea bottom or lying still on it, as unlike most requiem sharks, it is capable of actively pumping water over its gills.
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