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The shark species "Sicklefin lemon shark"

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Sicklefin lemon shark
Sicklefin lemon shark
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Sicklefin lemon shark

Rough area of distribution

Taxonomy
Kingdom:
Animals (Animalia)
Phylum:
Vertebrates (Chordata)
Class:
Cartilagenous fishes (Chondrichthyes)
Order:
Ground sharks (Carcharhiniformes)
Family:
Requiem sharks (Carcharhinidae)
Genus:
Negaprion
Names
Scientific:
Negaprion acutidens
English:
Sicklefin lemon shark
German:
Sichelflossen-Zitronenhai
French:
Requin limon faucille
Spanish:
Tiburón segador
Vulnerability
Category: Endangered (EN)
Criteria: A2bd
Last evaluated: 2021
Trend: Decreasing




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