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Lemon Shark

Negaprion acutidens

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 7, February 2, March 0, April 6, May 7, June 1, July 1, August 1, September 8, October 6, November 6, December 4.
Australia49
Queensland41
Western Australia6
Northern Territory2
Saudi Arabia2
Al Madinah Region2
Japan1
Okinawa Prefecture1
Sri Lanka1
Southern Province1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassCartilaginous Fishes · Chondrichthyes
OrderGround Sharks · Carcharhiniformes
FamilyRequiem Sharks · Carcharhinidae
GenusLemon Sharks · Negaprion

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