Description: Two Lemon Shark teeth fossils in display case. Each tooth is just over 1/4" long. Includes unique display case and laminated information card. All fossils sold are authentic fossils, no replicas. The lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) is a species of shark from the family Carcharhinidae. Lemon sharks can grow to 11 ft in length. They are often found in shallow subtropical waters and are known to inhabit and return to specific nursery sites for breeding. Often feeding at night, these sharks use electroreceptors to find their main source of prey: fish. Lemon sharks enjoy the many benefits of group living such as enhanced communication, courtship, predatory behavior, and protection. This species of shark gives birth to live young, and the females are polyandrous and have a biennial reproductive cycle. Lemon sharks are not thought to be a large threat to humans; there have been 10 recorded bites, none of which were life-threatening. The lemon shark's life span is unknown, but the average shark is 25 to 30 years old. The shark's yellow coloring serves as an excellent camouflage when swimming over the sandy seafloor in its coastal habitat. The lemon shark commonly attains a length of 7.9 to 10.2 ft and a weight up to 200 pounds by adulthood, although sexual maturity is attained at 7.3 ft in males and 7.9 ft in females. The maximum recorded length and weight is 11.3 ft and 405 pounds, respectively. It has a flattened head with a short, broad snout, and the second dorsal fin is almost as large as the first. Like all cartilaginous fish, lemon sharks have electroreceptors concentrated in their heads, known as the ampullae of Lorenzini. These receptors detect electrical pulses emitted by potential prey and allow these nocturnal feeders to sense their prey in the dark. Note that Lemon sharks are often confused with Bull shark, Lemon sharks have roughly equal first and second dorsal fins where Bull sharks have uneven sizes. SH014
Price: 9.99 USD
Location: Davenport, Iowa
End Time: 2024-08-01T19:38:38.000Z
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