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  2. Lemon shark - Wikipedia

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    Lemon sharks are not thought to be a large threat to humans; there have been 10 recorded bites, none of which were life-threatening. The lemon shark's life span is unknown, but the average shark is 25 to 30 years old. [5] The oldest recorded lemon shark in captivity died in 2023 at the age of 40 years. [6]

  3. Negaprion - Wikipedia

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    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. Both species are large, slow-moving, bulky sharks inhabiting shallow coastal waters, and can be identified by their short, blunt snouts, two dorsal fins of nearly equal size ...

  4. Negaprion eurybathrodon - Wikipedia

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    Negaprion eurybathrodon is an extinct species of lemon shark, which existed globally from the Late Eocene to the Pliocene. [1] It was described by Blake in 1862. [ 2 ]

  5. Atomic bombs and whale sharks: How to calculate age of ... - AOL

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    Scientists have figured out how to calculate the age of whale sharks - Earth's largest fish - with some guidance from the radioactive fallout spawned by Cold War-era atomic bomb testing. By ...

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  7. Sharks in captivity - Wikipedia

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    Larger tiger sharks inhabit the upper region of the tank where their dorsal fin is breaking the surface frequently. [4] Swimming patterns seen from sharks in captivity are that of blacktip, bull, and lemon sharks being active 24 hours and those of sandbars, nurse and sand tigers being active at certain times of the day/night. [5]

  8. Sicklefin lemon shark - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Shark - Wikipedia

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    The value of shark fins for shark fin soup has led to an increase in shark catches where usually only the fins are taken, while the rest of the shark is discarded, typically into the sea; health concerns about BMAA in the fins now exists regarding consumption of the soup A 4.3-metre (14 ft), 540-kilogram (1,200 lb) tiger shark caught in Kāne ...