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Negaprion brevirostris

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Negaprion brevirostris

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Carcharhiniformes 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Cladus: Olfactores
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Classis: Chondrichthyes
Subclassis: Elasmobranchii
Infraclassis: Euselachii
Division/Cohort: Neoselachii
Subdivision/Subcohort: Selachimorpha
Superordo: Galeomorphii
Ordo: Carcharhiniformes

Familia: Carcharhinidae
Genus: Negaprion
Species: Negaprion brevirostris

Name

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Negaprion brevirostris (Poey, 1868)

  • No types known.

Type locality: Cuba, western Atlantic.

Etymology: From brevis (= short); rostrum (= snout), referring to short, flat and broadly rounded snout. (From The ETYFish project)

Synonyms

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References

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  • Bullock, R. W., Guttridge, T. L., Cowx, I. G., Elliott, M. & Gruber, S. H., 2015: The behaviour and recovery of juvenile lemon sharks Negaprion brevirostris in response to external accelerometer tag attachment. Journal of Fish Biology, Article first published online: 29 OCT 2015. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12808 Reference page
  • Poey, F. 1868. Synopsis piscium cubensium. Catalogo Razonado de los peces de la isla de Cuba. Repertorio Fisico-Natural de la Isla de Cuba 2: 279–484. BHL Reference page
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Vernacular names

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  • català: Tauró llimona
  • čeština: Žralok citrónový
  • Deutsch: Zitronenhai
  • English: Lemon shark
  • suomi: Sitruunahai
  • français: Requin citron
  • magyar: Citromcápa
  • italiano: Negaprion brevirostris
  • Nederlands: Citroenhaai
  • norsk: Sitronhai
  • polski: Żarłacz żółty
  • português: Tubarão-limão
  • русский: Лимонная акула
  • slovenčina: Žralok citrónový
  • svenska: Citronhaj
  • Türkçe: Limon köpek balığı
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