Lemon shark | |
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A Lemon shark swimming with Remoras in the Bahamas | |
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Species: | N.brevirostris |
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Carcharias fronto Jordan & Gilbert, 1882 |
The Lemon shark is a shark that gets its name from its deep yellow back. Its belly is off-white. Lemon sharks are usually eight to ten feet long. They have long, sharp teeth for catching slippery fish. Lemon sharks are common on the southeast coast of the United States of America.
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