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Sicklefin Lemon Shark

දැකැති වරල් දෙහි මෝරා எலுமிச்சைச் சுறா

Negaprion acutidens

Endangered

Sicklefin Lemon Shark
Patrick Quinn-Graham from Vancouver, Canada · CC BY 2.0

Overview

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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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Sicklefin lemon shark — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (TA): பிலால் சுறா — CC BY-SA 4.0