Lemon sharks are yellow to brown colored large sharks. They are nocturnal hunters and picky in their food. They are 8 to 10 feet in size and weigh around 250 kg. Their yellowish-brown color helps them to camouflage in the sandy water. They have flattened heads, and 2 dorsal fins that are equal in size, normally in other sharks, 1st dorsal fin is larger than the second. Sexual maturity of lemon sharks comes at the age of 12-13 years for that male must be 225 cm in size and female must be 235 cm.

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The main misconception regarding lemon sharks is that “if they eat lemon?” So the answer to this is a straight No, they don’t eat lemons, they are named after their yellowish skin color. They can sometimes eat members of their own species when food sources are scarce; this process is known as cannibalism. They mainly feed at night and are piscivores i.e. They are carnivores but as their diet mainly consists of fish, therefore, they are categorized as piscivores.  Silky Terrier Dog Breed Playing Around

Fishes and other aquatic animals

Lemon Sharks love to eat bony fish, catfish, cowfish, eagle rays, stingrays, guitarfish, tuna, dolphins, cuttlefish, mackerel, triggerfish, small sharks, crayfish, mullet, jacks, crustaceans, mollusks, and cephalopods like squids and octopus. They are considered as little threat to humans also as many human attacks have been reported in the past. They also forage on other small sea creatures like sea turtles, snails, and sometimes sea birds

What lemon sharks don’t eat?

As they are carnivores, Lemon Sharks don’t like to eat herbaceous matter like sea plants, algae, grass, and other plant matter. Lemon Sharks don’t feed on fruits and vegetables. Lemon Sharksdon’t feed on venomous animals like snakes etc.

Lemon Sharks can’t eat large fish, especially big sharks, because big sharks are the predators of lemon sharks.