Marine life profile
Lemon Shark
Recorded at 74 dive sitesWhere divers encounter it
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The lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) is a species of shark from the family Carcharhinidae, known for its yellowish skin, which inspires its common name. Usually purposeful and energy-efficient, it patrols reef edges or open water and changes course when given space.
Meet the species
What to look for
How to Recognize It
Look for a streamlined shark profile, visible gill slits and the fin shape or markings that distinguish this species.
How It Behaves
Usually purposeful and energy-efficient, it patrols reef edges or open water and changes course when given space.
Special Ability
Highly tuned senses help it read vibration, scent and tiny electrical signals hidden in the water.
Dive responsibly
Share the water well
How to Approach
Stay calm, keep the animal in view and let it choose the distance. Never chase, surround or block its route.
Safety
Treat every shark as a powerful wild animal. Keep hands close, avoid baited activity and follow the local guide's instructions.
Worth knowing
The detail you remember
Interesting Facts
The lemon shark is classified as a "vulnerable" species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
Where to Find
Look along reef drop-offs, channels, sandy ledges and blue-water edges where currents concentrate food.
Known countries
Sightings map
Lemon Shark locations
Plan a dive
Dive sites with reported encounters
Ilha do Meio
Brazil
Sheltered and quiet place with dives up to 15 m depth. This island, which lies between the Sea of Outside and the Sea of Inside, is very rich in marine life.
Tiger Port
Maldives
Tiger Port is an amazing location where you're able to see a large number of full-grown sharks including Tiger sharks, Bull sharks, Hammerheads, spinner sharks. Divers must have at least Open Water Diver certification to dive at this exciting and unbelievable location, Dive with experienced dive guides to practice safety protocols. SMBs are a must at this dive site as it is a high boat traffic location and safety should be the highest priority. 10 minutes by boat ride from Male' to the dive site.
Buraco das Cabras
Brazil
It is a drift dive that starts in the Outside Sea and ends in the Inside Sea, therefore, it doesn’t demand much effort from the divers during the displacement. The average depth is 15 meters and the point is made up of rock formations of volcanic origin.
Cabeço das Cordas
Brazil
Dive marked by currents. Its shallower part, that goes until the 17 meters of depth, is excellent to receive beginners divers. The advanced ones who want to venture into deeper seas, can go up to 33 meters of depth.
Cabeço Dois Irmaos
Brazil
This dive can reach 52 meters of depth, between two bollards very close to each other. The visibility varies between 30 and 50 meters and the current is usually weak. Only experienced divers make this dive, due to the depth and the descent and ascent are made drifting.
Canal del Inglés
Colombia
Depth: 7 to 21m. A journey through channels of stellate coral (montastrea) and calcareous sand floors. From the reef crest to the slope, where we will find large coral rocks populated by black corals and sponges.
Caverna da Sapata
Brazil
This cave surprises by its size. Measuring approximately 15 m high by 30 m long. Even if there can be currents, it can be dived by beginners and advanced divers alike.
Chico 1
France
Different small rocky canyons await you during this dive. Depth of 12 to 21m, this site is perfect for discovering the richness of Tintamarre to all levels of divers.
Coral Garden Oman
Oman
Wall dive drift dive sometimes wall in the left hand side. Rocky wall, soft and hard corals maximum depth 21 meters starting depth point 7 meters on sandy bottom.
Corveta Camaquã
Brazil
Ship specialized in setting up mines, that was transformed into an escort corvette during World War II to protect Brazilian waters. It sank due to bad weather and today rests at a depth of 60 meters. The Corveta Camaquã, adorned on the starboard side, still has several intact pieces, such as cannons and ammunition.
Corveta Ipiranga V17
Brazil
One of the most famous wrecks in the country, the Brazilian Navy’s Corveta V17 is approximately 60 meters deep. To dive at this point, you need to have an Extended Range certification or enough experience for deep dives, always accompanied by a professional.
Cubos
Cape Verde
O nome deve-se ao facto da rocha ser formada por pedras pretas que lembram um conjunto de pequenos cubos. Tem uma profundidade média de 14-16 metros e 22 no máximo. Normalmente faz-se mergulho à deriva, com pedras sempre à esquerda e areia branca à direita, onde se encontra um pequeno recife na parte mais profunda.
Desecheo Island
United States
You have everything in this dive, from reefs to wrecks but you can only get there by boat. There is shallow diving, wall diving and reef diving. Depths vary from 20 to 200 feet.
Dream House
Fiji
Dream House is a seamount the size of a football field. The northern edge has a drop of from 40ft to 250ft. Currents flowing over the seamount attracts many species of pelagic and brings in nutrients which soft coral and other specie of coral feed off.
Eden
Australia
Awesome dive site for the more experienced diver. This site is only accessible during the summer months when the wind drops to below 12k. It can be prone to strong and changing current flow.
Eden Park
French Polynesia
From Level 1 or Open Water. Maximum depth 29 meters. Diving in a beautiful coral garden, with sharks, turtles, barracudas, clown fish in the anemones...
Garden Of Eden
Oman
Beside Kismah Island one of Daymaniyat Islandswall dive, sandy bottom soft and hard coral reefs maximum depth 23 meters drift dive sometimes starting depth point 12 meters
Iuias
Brazil
With a very interesting relief, its rocks also form spectacular canyons and caves. Being a deeper point (between 12 and 25 meters), distant from the island and with the presence of currents, only the most experienced divers can dive there.
La rené (wreck)
France
La Renée is a deliberately sunk ship , lying on the sand of the Atlantic Ocean at a depth of 45m, the wreck is covered with corals and anemones.
Le Remorqueur
France
It is a wreck of an 18 meter long tugboat which lies 15 meters under water. This ship has become the habitat of a more than interesting marine fauna. Among other things, you will find sea breams, lobsters, porcupine fish and stingrays.
Little Cayman
Cayman Islands
Diving the island of Little Cayman should be on every serious diver’s bucket list! The reefs are pristine, the walls are breathtaking, and the marine life is abundant.
Macaxeira
Brazil
Located in the Sea of Outside, this incredible place with up to 40 meters of depth, is in the extreme north of the island. The current is always present and leads the diver to the wall of collapsed rocks. After the outline, there is a plateau with many algae.
Madi Miyaru Kanmathi
Maldives
5 min from Hulhumale Jetty, an extensive reef. It’s a steep slope starting at 3-5m down to 25m, and then where it has a sandy bottom at 30m+. the further you got away from the the reef the deeper it gets. This dive site normally doesn’t have current. Please use an SMB when ascending as there is alot of boat traffic.
Mamaru
French Polynesia
Mamaru is the Tahitian name for the white-tip sharks we come across on this dive site. A gentle slope to the sand spit where we can meet turtles and sharks.