Lemon Shark, Negaprion brevirostris

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Created 3/26/2023

Family Carcharhinidae

WESTERN ATLANTIC

TROPICAL EASTERN PACIFIC

Negaprion brevirostris

Jupiter, Florida, 100 feet

LEMON SHARK

Inhabits continental inshore waters and estuaries and coastal reefs. Attains 10 feet. New Jersey to Brazil and the Gulf of Mexico; Tropical West Africa; La Paz to Ecuador.