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.
Mammals have a horizontal tail.
Fishes have a vertical fin.
The tiger shark has slender marks similars to the lines of tigers, hence its name.
When it is juvenile, these marks are round and not vertical. They change when it grows.
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.)
