''Negaprion'' is a genus of

requiem shark Requiem sharks are sharks of the family Carcharhinidae in the order Carcharhiniformes. They are migratory, live-bearing sharks of warm seas (sometimes of brackish or fresh water) and include such species as the tiger shark, bull shark, lem ...

s in the

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Carcharhinidae. It contains the two extant species of lemon sharks: the

lemon shark The lemon shark (''Negaprion brevirostris'') is a species of shark from the family Carcharhinidae and is classified as a Vulnerable species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Lemon sharks can grow to in length. They are ...

(''N. brevirostris'') of the Americas, and the

sicklefin lemon shark The sicklefin lemon shark (''Negaprion acutidens'') 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 ...

(''N. acutidens'') of the

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

dorsal fin A dorsal fin is a fin located on the back of most marine and freshwater vertebrates within various taxa of the animal kingdom. Many species of animals possessing dorsal fins are not particularly closely related to each other, though through c ...

s of nearly equal size, and uniform yellowish brown or gray coloration.

Species

* ''

Negaprion acutidens The sicklefin lemon shark (''Negaprion acutidens'') 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 ...

'' ( Rüppell, 1837) (sicklefin lemon shark) * ''

Negaprion brevirostris The lemon shark (''Negaprion brevirostris'') is a species of shark from the family Carcharhinidae and is classified as a Vulnerable species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. Lemon sharks can grow to in length. They are o ...

'' ( Poey, 1868) (lemon shark) * †''

Negaprion eurybathrodon ''Negaprion eurybathrodon'' is an extinct species of lemon shark, which existed globally from the Late Eocene to the Pliocene.

'' (Blake, 1862)

References

{{Authority control Bartonian first appearances Extant Eocene first appearances Shark genera Taxa named by Gilbert Percy Whitley

Species

See also

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