First records of the sicklefin lemon shark, Negaprion acutidens, at Palmyra Atoll, central Pacific: a recent colonization event?

Yannis Papastamatiou; Chelsea Wood; Darcy Bradley; Douglas McCauley; Amanda L. Pollock; Jennifer Caselle

doi:10.1017/S175526721400116X

First records of the sicklefin lemon shark, Negaprion acutidens, at Palmyra Atoll, central Pacific: a recent colonization event?

Yannis Papastamatiou, Chelsea Wood, Darcy Bradley, Douglas McCauley, Amanda L. Pollock, Jennifer Caselle

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Abstract

The range of the sicklefin lemon shark (Negaprion acutidens) is expanded to include Palmyra Atoll, in the Northern Line Islands, central Pacific. Despite the fact that researchers have been studying reef and lagoon flat habitats of the Atoll since
2003, lemon sharks were first observed in 2010, suggesting a recent colonization event. To date, only juveniles and sub-adult sharks have been observed.

Original language	English
Article number	e114
Number of pages	3
Journal	Marine Biodiversity Records
Volume	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S175526721400116X
Publication status	Published - 13 Oct 2014

Keywords

Competition
Line Islands
Range expansion
Sharks

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First records of the sicklefin lemon shark, Negaprion acutidens, at Palmyra Atoll, central Pacific: a recent colonization event?

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