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Lemon Shark
Negaprion brevirostris
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Nurse SharkGinglymostoma cirratum
Lemon SharkNegaprion acutidens
Bull SharkCarcharhinus leucas
Common Blacktip SharkCarcharhinus limbatus
Blacktip Reef SharkCarcharhinus melanopterus
- Pacific Lemon SharkNegaprion fronto
Blacknose SharkCarcharhinus acronotus
Sandbar SharkCarcharhinus plumbeus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 3,133 |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 229 |
| California | 72 |
| North Carolina | 17 |
| Louisiana | 15 |
| South Carolina | 9 |
| Texas | 7 |
| Alabama | 3 |
| Arizona | 2 |
| Mississippi | 2 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Cartilaginous Fishes · Chondrichthyes |
| Order | Ground Sharks · Carcharhiniformes |
| Family | Requiem Sharks · Carcharhinidae |
| Genus | Lemon Sharks · Negaprion |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Lemon Shark with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.