|
Scientific Classification
|
Chondrichthyes
|
|
Scientific Name
|
Negaprion brevirostris
|
|
Size
|
8 – 11 ft. long
|
|
Weight
|
200 lbs. on average
|
|
Special Physical Traits
|
Yellowish color, two dorsal fins
|
|
Life Span
|
Up to 37 yrs.
|
|
Habitat
|
Sandy or rocky substrates
|
|
Diet
|
Carnivore
|
|
Social Lifestyle
|
Groups
|
|
Favorite Food Source
|
Fish
|
|
Predators
|
Humans, larger lemon sharks
|
|
Location
|
Shallow, warm coastal waters in the Atlantic and east Pacific Oceans
|
|
Conservation Status
|
Near Threatened
|
