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Lemon Shark

Negaprion brevirostris (Poey 1868)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Negaprion brevirostris (Poey 1868)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Negaprion brevirostris
Species recognized by wikipedia 中文维基百科, wikipedia 日本語, wikipedia русскую Википедию, wikipedia NL, wikipedia POL, wikipedia VI, wikipedia CZ, wikipedia FI, wikipedia NO, wikipedia UK, wikipedia CA, wikipedia SV, wikipedia TR, Brazil Species List, French Polynesia Species List, The Bahamas Species List, wikipedia EU, Mexico Species List, Caribbean Sea Species List, Gulf of California Species List, Gulf of Mexico Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, wikipedia SK, wikipedia LV, NCBI, wikipedia emerging languages, and United States Species List
Negaprion brevirostris
Recognized by AnAge articles, Arkive, FAO Fishery Statistics, and Animal Diversity Web
Negaprion brevirostris (Poey 1868)
Species recognized by GBIF classification
Negaprion brevirostris (Poey 1868)
Recognized by EOL staff and OBIS environmental data records
Negaprion fronto
Species recognized by Mexico Species List, Gulf of California Species List, and North Pacific Species List
Carcharias fronto
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Carcharias fronto
Recognized by BHL data coverage
Hypoprion brevirostris
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Negaprion brevirostris
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, Paleobiology Database, wikipedia DE, wikipedia ES, wikipedia IT, wikipedia PT, wikipedia FR, wikipedia 한국어 위키백과, wikipedia EN, Wikidata Common Names, Wikimedia Commons, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Global Biotic Interactions, Wikipedia (inferred records), and GGBN data coverage
Negaprion brevirostris
Recognized by AnAge, Animal Diversity Web Traits and images, Flickr BHL, and Flickr Group
Negaprion brevirostris (Poey 1868)
Species recognized by IUCN, Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, World Register of Marine Species, GBIF data coverage, Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3, and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Negaprion brevirostris (Poey 1868)
Recognized by Fishbase
Negaprion fronto
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz
Negaprion fronto Jordan & Gilbert
Recognized by NMNH type specimens

Alternative Names

Hypoprion brevirostris Poey 1868
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from FishBase in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Carcharias fronto Jordan & Gilbert 1882
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Carcharias fronto Jordan & Gilbert 1882
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Hypoprion brevirostris Poey 1868
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy
Hypoprion brevirostris Poey 1868
Not accepted according to Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4
Hypoprion brevirostris Poey 1868
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Negaprion fronto (Jordan & Gilbert 1882)
Ambiguous synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024 and Fishbase
Negaprion fronto (Jordan & Gilbert 1882)
Invalid according to Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Common Names

English

Lemon shark
prefer
Recognized by Arkive, AnAge, and Fishbase
Galano
prefer
Recognized by Animal Diversity Web
Requiem shark
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
lemon shark preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names and World Register of Marine Species

Arabic

قرش ليموني preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Basque

Limoi-marrazo preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bengali

লেমন শার্ক preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

лимонова акула preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

tauró llimona preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

柠檬鲨 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

žralok citronový preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Almindelig citronhaj preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Dutch; Flemish

Citroenhaai preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Atlandi sidrunhai preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Finnish

Sitruunahai preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names

French

Requin citron
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Requin limon
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Recognized by Fishbase
Requin-citron preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names

German

Atlantischer Zitronenhai
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Recognized by Fishbase
Kurznasenhai
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Recognized by Fishbase
Zitronenhai preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Κίτρινος καρχαρίας preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

כריש לימוני preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

Citromcápa preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

siorc buí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Italian

Squalo limone preferred
Recognized by Fishbase

Japanese

ニシレモンザメ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kazakh

Лимон акуласы preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

레몬상어 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

Citronhaizivs preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Sitronhai preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

کوسه لیمویی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

Żarłacz żółty preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Portuguese

Cacao-limao
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Cação-limão
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Tubarao-limao
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Tubarão-limão preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names

Russian

Лимонная акула preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

žralok citrónový preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Caconeta preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Cazón
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Galano de ley
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Galano
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Limón
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Tiburón amarillo
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Tiburón galano
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Tiburón limón
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
Tintorera
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase
tiburón limón
prefer
Recognized by World Register of Marine Species

Swedish

Citronhaj preferred
Recognized by Fishbase and Wikidata Common Names

Thai

ฉลามมะนาว preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Limon köpek balığı preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

Лимонна акула атлантична preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Wolof

Cëq preferred
Recognized by Fishbase
Gaynde paas
prefer
Recognized by Fishbase

Arz

قرش ليمونى preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

En Ca

lemon shark preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

En Gb

lemon shark preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

نمبو شارک preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Negaprion brevirostris (Poey 1868)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Chondrichthyes
Elasmobranchii
Selachii
Carcharhiniformes
Carcharhinidae
Negaprion
Negaprion brevirostris (Poey 1868) (this page)
Negaprion acutidens (Rüppell 1837)

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Chondrichthyes
Elasmobranchii
Carcharhiniformes
Carcharhinidae
Negaprion
Negaprion brevirostris (Poey 1868) (this page)
Negaprion acutidens (Rüppell 1837)

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.3

Negaprion brevirostris (Poey 1868) (this page)
Negaprion acutidens (Rüppell 1837)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2.4

Negaprion brevirostris (Poey 1868) (this page)
Negaprion acutidens (Rüppell 1837)

GBIF classification

Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Carcharhiniformes
Carcharhinidae
Negaprion Whitley 1940
Negaprion brevirostris (Poey 1868) (this page)
Lamna eurybathrodon (Blake 1862)
Negaprion acutidens (Rüppell 1837)
Negaprion amekiensis White 1926

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Chondrichthyes
Chondrichthyes
Elasmobranchii
Euselachii
Carcharhiniformes
Carcharhinidae Jordan & Evermann 1896
Negaprion Whitley 1940
Negaprion brevirostris (Poey 1868) (this page)
Negaprion acutidens (Rüppell 1837)

IUCN

Animalia
Chordata
Chondrichthyes
Carcharhiniformes
Carcharhinidae
Negaprion brevirostris (Poey 1868) (this page)
Carcharhinus acronotus (Poey 1860)
Carcharhinus albimarginatus (Rüppell 1837)
Carcharhinus altimus (Springer 1950)
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchoides (Whitley 1934)
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker 1856)
Carcharhinus amboinensis (Müller & Henle 1839)
Carcharhinus amboinensis Southwest Indian Ocean subpopulation (Müller & Henle 1839)
Carcharhinus borneensis (Bleeker 1858)
Carcharhinus brachyurus (Günther 1870)
Carcharhinus brachyurus East Asia subpopulation (Günther 1870)
Carcharhinus brevipinna (Müller & Henle 1839)
Carcharhinus brevipinna Northwest Atlantic subpopulation (Müller & Henle 1839)
Carcharhinus cautus (Whitley 1945)
Carcharhinus cerdale Gilbert 1898
Carcharhinus coatesi (Whitley 1939)
Carcharhinus dussumieri (Müller & Henle 1839)
Carcharhinus falciformis (Bibron 1839)
Carcharhinus fitzroyensis (Whitley 1943)
Carcharhinus galapagensis (Snodgrass & Heller 1905)
Carcharhinus hemiodon (Müller & Henle 1839)
Carcharhinus humani White & Weigmann 2014
Carcharhinus isodon (Müller & Henle 1839)
Carcharhinus leiodon Garrick 1985
Carcharhinus leucas (Müller & Henle 1839)
Carcharhinus limbatus (Müller & Henle 1839)
Carcharhinus limbatus Northwest Atlantic subpopulation (Müller & Henle 1839)
Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey 1861)
Carcharhinus macloti (Müller & Henle 1839)
Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard 1824)
Carcharhinus obscurus (Lesueur 1818)
Carcharhinus obsoletus White, Kyne & Harris 2019
Carcharhinus perezi (Poey 1876)
Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo 1827)
Carcharhinus plumbeus Northwest Atlantic subpopulation (Nardo 1827)
Carcharhinus porosus (Ranzani 1839)
Carcharhinus sealei (Pietschmann 1913)
Carcharhinus signatus (Poey 1868)
Carcharhinus signatus Eastern Atlantic subpopulation (Poey 1868)
Carcharhinus sorrah (Müller & Henle 1839)
Carcharhinus tilstoni (Whitley 1950)
Carcharhinus tjutjot (Bleeker 1852)
Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur 1822)
Glyphis gangeticus (Müller & Henle 1839)
Glyphis garricki Compagno, White & Last 2008
Glyphis glyphis (Müller & Henle 1839)
Isogomphodon oxyrhynchus (Müller & Henle 1839)
Lamiopsis temminckii (Müller & Henle 1839)
Lamiopsis tephrodes (Fowler 1905)
Loxodon macrorhinus Müller & Henle 1839
Nasolamia velox (Gilbert 1898)
Negaprion acutidens (Rüppell 1837)
Negaprion acutidens Southeast Asia subpopulation (Rüppell 1837)
Prionace glauca (Linnaeus 1758)
Rhizoprionodon acutus (Rüppell 1837)
Rhizoprionodon lalandii (Müller & Henle 1839)
Rhizoprionodon longurio (Jordan & Gilbert 1882)
Rhizoprionodon oligolinx Springer 1964
Rhizoprionodon porosus (Poey 1861)
Rhizoprionodon taylori (Ogilby 1915)
Rhizoprionodon terraenovae (Richardson 1836)
Scoliodon laticaudus Müller & Henle 1838
Scoliodon macrorhynchos (Bleeker 1852)
Triaenodon obesus (Rüppell 1837)

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Chondrichthyes
Elasmobranchii
Selachii
Galeomorphii
Galeoidea
Carcharhiniformes
Carcharhinidae
Negaprion
Negaprion brevirostris (this page)
Negaprion acutidens

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Chondrichthyes
Euselachii
Carcharhiniformes
Carcharhinidae
Negaprion
Negaprion fronto (this page)
Negaprion acutidens
Negaprion amekiensis
Negaprion brevirostris
Negaprion odontaspis
Negaprion queenslandicus

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Chondrichthyes
Euselachii
Carcharhiniformes
Carcharhinidae
Hypoprion
Hypoprion brevirostris (this page)
Hypoprion acutus
Hypoprion atripinna
Hypoprion atripinnis
Hypoprion bigelowi
Hypoprion hemiodon
Hypoprion longirostris
Hypoprion macloti
Hypoprion playfairi
Hypoprion signatus

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Chondrichthyes
Euselachii
Neoselachii
Lamniformes
Odontaspididae
Carcharias
Carcharias fronto (this page)
Carcharias aaronis
Carcharias abbreviatus
Carcharias acutidens
Carcharias acutus
Carcharias aethalorus
Carcharias albimarginatus
Carcharias amblyrhynchos
Carcharias amboinensis
Carcharias arenarias
Carcharias arenarius
Carcharias atwoodi
Carcharias azureus
Carcharias bleekeri
Carcharias borneensis
Carcharias brachyrhynchos
Carcharias brachyurus
Carcharias brevipinna
Carcharias ceruleus
Carcharias commersoni
Carcharias crenidens
Carcharias dumerilii
Carcharias dussumieri
Carcharias ehrenbergi
Carcharias elegans
Carcharias ellioti
Carcharias eumeces
Carcharias falciformis
Carcharias falcipinnis
Carcharias fasciatus
Carcharias ferox
Carcharias forskalii
Carcharias galapagensis
Carcharias gangeticus
Carcharias glyphis
Carcharias gracilis
Carcharias griseus
Carcharias hemiodon
Carcharias hemprichii
Carcharias insularum
Carcharias isodon
Carcharias japonicus
Carcharias kamoharai
Carcharias lalandii
Carcharias lamia
Carcharias lamiella
Carcharias latistomus
Carcharias leucas
Carcharias limbatus
Carcharias longimanus
Carcharias longurio
Carcharias macloti
Carcharias macrurus
Carcharias maculipinna
Carcharias malabaricus
Carcharias marianensis
Carcharias maso
Carcharias melanopterus
Carcharias menisorrah
Carcharias microps
Carcharias milberti
Carcharias munzingeri
Carcharias murrayi
Carcharias nesiotes
Carcharias noronhai
Carcharias obesus
Carcharias obtusirostris
Carcharias obtusus
Carcharias owstoni
Carcharias oxyrhynchus
Carcharias palasorra
Carcharias phorcys
Carcharias platensis
Carcharias playfairii
Carcharias porosus
Carcharias remotus
Carcharias robustus
Carcharias rondeletti
Carcharias sealei
Carcharias siamensis
Carcharias sorrah
Carcharias sorrahkowah
Carcharias sorrakowah
Carcharias stevensi
Carcharias taeniatus
Carcharias taurus
Carcharias temminckii
Carcharias tephrodes
Carcharias tigris
Carcharias tricuspidatus
Carcharias verus
Carcharias vorax
Carcharias vulgaris
Carcharias vulpes
Carcharias walbeehmi
Carcharias walbeehmii
Carcharias watu
Carcharias yangi
Carcharias zambezensis

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostomia
Chordata
Olfactores
Craniata
Vertebrata
Gnathostomata
Chondrichthyes
Euselachii
Carcharhiniformes
Carcharhinidae
Negaprion
Negaprion brevirostris (this page)
Negaprion acutidens
Negaprion amekiensis
Negaprion fronto
Negaprion odontaspis
Negaprion queenslandicus

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Chordata
Elasmobranchii
Carcharhiniformes
Carcharhinidae
Negaprion
Negaprion brevirostris (Poey 1868) (this page)
Negaprion acutidens (Rüppell 1837)
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