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Lemon Shark

Nomes alternativos: Negaprion brevirostris

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The Lemon Shark is a powerful shark which can be found in tropical and subtropical waters in coastal areas of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
The dorsal side of the lemon shark is yellow to grey in color, which helps them when it comes to camouflage.
Due to the fact that they are night hunters, they have electroreceptors which allows them to track prey by the electric impulses. Beside this electreceptors, the lemon shark also has a horizontal bend in the retina which facilitates the visualization of the prey.
An interesting fact is that, unlike most sharks, the lemon shark is able to handle captivity for long periods of time.
When it comes to the interaction with humans, there has never been a recorded fatality due to a lemon shark bite.