Sicklefin lemon shark: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the sicklefin lemon shark lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Negaprion acutidens
Group	Sharks
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Carcharhiniformes
Family	Carcharhinidae

Where does the sicklefin lemon shark live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the sicklefin lemon shark in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata gives its range as: New Guinea.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the sicklefin lemon shark endangered?

The sicklefin lemon shark’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the sicklefin lemon shark?

The sicklefin lemon shark (Negaprion acutidens) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Carcharhiniformes and the family Carcharhinidae, genus Negaprion. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the sicklefin lemon shark

The sicklefin lemon shark (Negaprion acutidens) or sharptooth lemon shark is a species of requiem shark belonging to the family Carcharhinidae, widely distributed in the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific. It is closely related to the better-known lemon shark (N. brevirostris) of the Americas; the two species are almost identical in appearance, both being stout-bodied sharks with broad heads, two dorsal fins of nearly equal size, and a plain yellow-tinged coloration. As its common name suggests, the sicklefin lemon shark differs from its American counterpart in having more falcate (sickle-shaped) fins. This large species grows up to 3.8 m (12 ft) long. It generally inhabits water less than 92 m (302 ft) deep in a variety of habitats, from mangrove estuaries to coral reefs.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Sicklefin lemon shark (revision 1366793834), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q604191 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).