Negaprion acutidens (Rüppell, 1837)

Ebert, David A., Wintner, Sabine P. & Kyne, Peter M., 2021, An annotated checklist of the chondrichthyans of South Africa, Zootaxa 4947 (1), pp. 1-127 : 66

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scientific name	Negaprion acutidens (Rüppell, 1837)
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Negaprion acutidens (Rüppell, 1837) View in CoL View at ENA

Sicklefin Lemon Shark

Carcharias acutidens View in CoL R ̹ppell, 1837: 65, pl. 18 (fig. 3). Lectotype: SMF 2825 View Materials (stuffed); lectotype designation by Klausewitz (1960). Type locality: Jeddah , Saudi Arabia, Red Sea.

Local synonymy: Negaprion acutidens View in CoL : Smith, 1959: 16, pl.; D’Aubrey, 1964a: 23, pl. 9; Bass et al., 1975b: 27, fig. 17; Compagno, 1984b: 517, fig.; Bass et al., 1986: 83, fig. 9.29; Cliff & Wilson, 1986: 22; Compagno, 1988a: 35; Compagno et al., 1989: 64, pl.; Compagno, 1999: 120; Compagno et al., 2005: 315, fig., pl. 53; Ebert et al., 2013 a: 493, fig., pl. 64; Ebert & van Hees, 2015: 146; Weigmann, 2016: 861.

South Africa voucher material: SAIAB 6264, SAIAB 6924.

South African distribution: Northern KZN.

Remarks: This shark has been referred to locally as the Kosi Bay Shark ( Smith, 1959; D’Aubrey, 1964a). Despite a wide Indo-West Pacific range, it occurs locally only in northern KZN.

Conservation status: VU (2003).