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Lemon shark
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Lemon shark

Negaprion brevirostris

Also called Tiburón limón

Grows to
3.4 m (11 ft)
Group
Shark or ray
Family
Carcharhinidae

Safety

Can biteGive it space. It can bite.

Where to see it

Known from Bay Islands, Belize, Curaçao, Mexican Caribbean and Pacific Costa Rica.

Source: GBIF.

Often confused with

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