Scientific name: Negaprion acutidens
Size: Up to 12,5 feet
Color: Gray to yellowish brown
Distinguishing feature: Second dorsal has the same size than the first one. Shark is one medium to large size.
Where did we see it: French polynesia
Scientific name: Negaprion acutidens
Size: Up to 12,5 feet
Color: Gray to yellowish brown
Distinguishing feature: Second dorsal has the same size than the first one. Shark is one medium to large size.
Where did we see it: French polynesia
There are two species of lemon shark, which is distinguished by the sickle shape of its pectoral fins.
It is a shark quite slow and quite "nice", You can easily approach and photograph it. It is rather irascible and can turn against you if you do not eat too much.
Some sharks can stay motionless on the sand (white tips reef sharks, nurse sharks, etc.).
These sharks don't have to swim to bring oxygen to their gills like other sharks (grey, hammerheads tc.)
The whale shark is the largest fish in the world!
Some whales are larger, but they are mammals, not fish!
Mammals have a horizontal tail.
Fishes have a vertical fin.
