Record (Lizard Island Field Guide)

Record details

Sicklefin Lemon Shark (species: Negaprion acutidens)
Observed by Jenny Glover
Thu, 2 Jan 2014 07:00:00

Location details

  • Lizard Island, Qld

  • Casuarina Beach

  • Marine specimens found at a depth between 0 m and 1 metres.

Details about the specimen

  • 1 specimen. (exact)
  • specimen alive at end of the observation process.
  • specimen left in natural environment.
  • The record does not indicate whether reproduction was occurring.

Photographed shark seen close to N end of Casuarina Beach on several mornings. A smaller shark (~1.2 m) that seems to be the same species has also been seen in the same area by several people including Anne Hoggett.

Supporting photos