{"id":6289,"date":"2026-04-16T08:19:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T07:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lesminis.fr\/blog\/?p=6289"},"modified":"2026-04-21T09:53:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T08:53:49","slug":"requin-citron","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesminis.fr\/blog\/requin-citron\/","title":{"rendered":"Le requin citron : tout savoir sur ce surprenant squale aux teintes dor\u00e9es"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_78 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/lesminis.fr\/blog\/requin-citron\/#Un_requin_de_3_metres_qui_cherche_des_calins\" >Un requin de 3 m\u00e8tres qui cherche des c\u00e2lins<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/lesminis.fr\/blog\/requin-citron\/#Pourquoi_lappelle-t-on_le_requin_citron\" >Pourquoi l&rsquo;appelle-t-on le requin citron ?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/lesminis.fr\/blog\/requin-citron\/#Quelle_est_la_taille_du_requin_citron\" >Quelle est la taille du requin citron ?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/lesminis.fr\/blog\/requin-citron\/#Ou_vit_le_requin_citron\" >O\u00f9 vit le requin citron ?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/lesminis.fr\/blog\/requin-citron\/#Que_mange_le_requin_citron\" >Que mange le requin citron ?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/lesminis.fr\/blog\/requin-citron\/#Le_requin_citron_est-il_dangereux_pour_lhumain\" >Le requin citron est-il dangereux pour l&rsquo;humain ?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/lesminis.fr\/blog\/requin-citron\/#Comment_se_reproduit_le_requin_citron\" >Comment se reproduit le requin citron ?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/lesminis.fr\/blog\/requin-citron\/#Le_requin_citron_est-il_en_danger\" >Le requin citron est-il en danger ?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/lesminis.fr\/blog\/requin-citron\/#5_choses_surprenantes_sur_le_requin_citron\" >5 choses surprenantes sur le requin citron<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/lesminis.fr\/blog\/requin-citron\/#Ce_quil_faut_retenir_sur_le_requin_citron\" >Ce qu&rsquo;il faut retenir sur le requin citron<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/lesminis.fr\/blog\/requin-citron\/#Source_scientifique\" >Source scientifique<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Un_requin_de_3_metres_qui_cherche_des_calins\"><\/span>Un requin de 3 m\u00e8tres qui cherche des c\u00e2lins<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Un requin de 3 m\u00e8tres qui cherche des c\u00e2lins \u2014 non, ce n&rsquo;est pas une blague. Le requin citron (<em>Negaprion brevirostris<\/em>) est l&rsquo;un des squales les plus mal compris des oc\u00e9ans tropicaux. Derri\u00e8re son allure imposante se cache un animal curieux, pacifique, et beaucoup moins mena\u00e7ant qu&rsquo;on ne l&rsquo;imagine. Voici tout ce que vous devez savoir sur ce poisson hors du commun.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pourquoi_lappelle-t-on_le_requin_citron\"><\/span>Pourquoi l&rsquo;appelle-t-on le requin citron ?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Son nom vient directement de sa peau. Selon la profondeur \u00e0 laquelle il nage et la luminosit\u00e9 qui filtre \u00e0 travers l&rsquo;eau, le requin citron affiche une robe allant du jaune p\u00e2le au vert olive, en passant par toutes les nuances de jaune-brun. Cette teinte rappelle tellement celle de l&rsquo;agrume que le surnom lui est rest\u00e9.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Cette couleur n&rsquo;est pas qu&rsquo;esth\u00e9tique : elle lui sert de camouflage redoutable quand il chasse au ras du plancher oc\u00e9anique, se confondant parfaitement avec les fonds sablonneux.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>On le reconna\u00eet aussi \u00e0 une autre particularit\u00e9 physique tr\u00e8s rare chez les requins : ses deux nageoires dorsales sont quasiment de la m\u00eame taille. Chez la plupart des autres esp\u00e8ces, la nageoire dorsale arri\u00e8re est bien plus petite. Chez lui, elles sont presque jumelles \u2014 un signe d&rsquo;identification imm\u00e9diat pour les plongeurs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quelle_est_la_taille_du_requin_citron\"><\/span>Quelle est la taille du requin citron ?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Ne vous laissez pas tromper par son pr\u00e9nom fruit\u00e9. Le requin citron est un animal imposant : il peut atteindre <strong>3,40 m\u00e8tres de long<\/strong> et peser jusqu&rsquo;\u00e0 <strong>184 kg<\/strong>. Pour visualiser, c&rsquo;est \u00e0 peu pr\u00e8s la longueur d&rsquo;une petite voiture et le poids d&rsquo;un grand cheval.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Les femelles sont g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement plus grandes que les m\u00e2les \u2014 une tendance commune chez beaucoup d&rsquo;esp\u00e8ces de requins. Les juv\u00e9niles, eux, naissent d\u00e9j\u00e0 \u00e0 environ 60 cm de longueur : de v\u00e9ritables mini-requins parfaitement form\u00e9s d\u00e8s la naissance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ou_vit_le_requin_citron\"><\/span>O\u00f9 vit le requin citron ?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Le requin citron est un amoureux des eaux chaudes et peu profondes. On le rencontre principalement dans les zones tropicales et subtropicales de l&rsquo;oc\u00e9an Atlantique \u2014 des c\u00f4tes de la Floride jusqu&rsquo;au Br\u00e9sil, en passant par les Cara\u00efbes et les Bahamas \u2014 ainsi que dans certaines r\u00e9gions de l&rsquo;oc\u00e9an Pacifique et le long des c\u00f4tes ouest-africaines.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Il affectionne particuli\u00e8rement trois types d&rsquo;environnements :<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Les <strong>mangroves<\/strong>, o\u00f9 les femelles viennent mettre bas et o\u00f9 les jeunes grandissent \u00e0 l&rsquo;abri des pr\u00e9dateurs<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Les <strong>r\u00e9cifs coralliens<\/strong>, riches en proies vari\u00e9es<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Les <strong>estuaires et fonds sablonneux<\/strong>, o\u00f9 il chasse en se camouflant<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Sa grande tol\u00e9rance \u00e0 des niveaux de salinit\u00e9 vari\u00e9s lui permet de passer des eaux saum\u00e2tres des mangroves aux eaux sal\u00e9es de l&rsquo;oc\u00e9an ouvert \u2014 un avantage \u00e9cologique consid\u00e9rable.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Que_mange_le_requin_citron\"><\/span>Que mange le requin citron ?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Le requin citron est un pr\u00e9dateur opportuniste : il ne fait pas la fine bouche. Son r\u00e9gime alimentaire est compos\u00e9 \u00e0 environ 80 % de poissons osseux \u2014 mulets, carangues, poissons-chats \u2014 mais il compl\u00e8te son menu avec des crustac\u00e9s, des mollusques, des raies et m\u00eame, \u00e0 l&rsquo;occasion, de petits oiseaux de mer ou de plus petits requins.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Les jeunes restent dans les eaux peu profondes des lagons et estuaires, o\u00f9 ils s&rsquo;attaquent \u00e0 des proies plus faciles : crevettes, petits poissons, invert\u00e9br\u00e9s. Avec l&rsquo;\u00e2ge, les proies changent, mais le principe reste le m\u00eame : manger ce que le milieu offre, sans gaspillage.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Ce r\u00f4le de pr\u00e9dateur g\u00e9n\u00e9raliste est crucial : en r\u00e9gulant les populations de poissons c\u00f4tiers, le requin citron contribue activement \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00e9quilibre des \u00e9cosyst\u00e8mes marins dans lesquels il \u00e9volue.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Le_requin_citron_est-il_dangereux_pour_lhumain\"><\/span>Le requin citron est-il dangereux pour l&rsquo;humain ?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>C&rsquo;est la grande question \u2014 et la r\u00e9ponse va s\u00fbrement vous surprendre. Le requin citron est g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement consid\u00e9r\u00e9 comme <strong>peu agressif envers l&rsquo;homme<\/strong>. Les incidents sont extr\u00eamement rares et surviennent presque toujours en cas de provocation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Bien au contraire, les plongeurs qui le croisent en milieu naturel rapportent souvent qu&rsquo;il s&rsquo;approche avec curiosit\u00e9, parfois jusqu&rsquo;au contact. C&rsquo;est d&rsquo;ailleurs pour cette raison qu&rsquo;il est parfois utilis\u00e9 dans des programmes d&rsquo;initiation \u00e0 la plong\u00e9e aux c\u00f4t\u00e9s des requins : son temp\u00e9rament calme en fait un ambassadeur id\u00e9al pour d\u00e9passer la peur irrationnelle des squales.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Comment_se_reproduit_le_requin_citron\"><\/span>Comment se reproduit le requin citron ?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Le requin citron est <strong>vivipare<\/strong> : ses petits ne se d\u00e9veloppent pas dans des \u0153ufs, mais directement dans le ventre de la m\u00e8re, nourris par une connexion placentaire \u2014 exactement comme les mammif\u00e8res. Apr\u00e8s une gestation de 10 \u00e0 11 mois, la femelle met au monde entre 4 et 17 petits, qui mesurent d\u00e9j\u00e0 environ 60 cm \u00e0 la naissance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Ce qui rend la reproduction du requin citron particuli\u00e8rement remarquable, c&rsquo;est l&rsquo;instinct de la femelle au moment de l&rsquo;accouchement. Des \u00e9tudes scientifiques ont montr\u00e9 que les femelles retournent accoucher exactement l\u00e0 o\u00f9 elles-m\u00eames sont n\u00e9es, parfois apr\u00e8s des ann\u00e9es d&rsquo;absence. Ce comportement, appel\u00e9 <em>philopatrie natale<\/em>, est extr\u00eamement rare chez les requins et t\u00e9moigne d&rsquo;une m\u00e9moire spatiale impressionnante.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Cet accouchement a lieu dans les mangroves c\u00f4ti\u00e8res : des zones peu profondes et bien prot\u00e9g\u00e9es, o\u00f9 aucun grand pr\u00e9dateur ne peut s&rsquo;infiltrer. Une nurserie naturelle parfaite pour les nouveau-n\u00e9s.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Le_requin_citron_est-il_en_danger\"><\/span>Le requin citron est-il en danger ?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Oui, et c&rsquo;est une r\u00e9alit\u00e9 pr\u00e9occupante. Depuis 2021, le requin citron est officiellement class\u00e9 <strong>esp\u00e8ce vuln\u00e9rable<\/strong> sur la Liste rouge de l&rsquo;UICN \u2014 l&rsquo;Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature, r\u00e9f\u00e9rence mondiale en mati\u00e8re de statut des esp\u00e8ces sauvages.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Les principales menaces qui p\u00e8sent sur lui :<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><strong>La surp\u00eache<\/strong> : sa chair et ses ailerons sont consomm\u00e9s dans plusieurs r\u00e9gions du monde<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><strong>La destruction des mangroves<\/strong> : sans ces zones de nurserie, les juv\u00e9niles n&rsquo;ont plus d&rsquo;abri pour grandir<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><strong>La pollution marine<\/strong> et la d\u00e9gradation des r\u00e9cifs coralliens<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li><strong>Les captures accidentelles<\/strong> dans les filets de p\u00eache<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Prot\u00e9ger le requin citron, c&rsquo;est aussi prot\u00e9ger les mangroves et les r\u00e9cifs coralliens \u2014 des \u00e9cosyst\u00e8mes entiers qui abritent des milliers d&rsquo;autres esp\u00e8ces marines.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_choses_surprenantes_sur_le_requin_citron\"><\/span>5 choses surprenantes sur le requin citron<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Il peut vivre <strong>jusqu&rsquo;\u00e0 25 ans<\/strong> dans la nature.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>\u00c0 30 m\u00e8tres de profondeur, sa peau jaune devient <strong>presque grise<\/strong> : l&rsquo;eau absorbe les couleurs chaudes.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Les femelles retournent <strong>accoucher l\u00e0 o\u00f9 elles sont n\u00e9es<\/strong> \u2014 parfois apr\u00e8s des ann\u00e9es d&rsquo;absence.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Il se d\u00e9place souvent <strong>en petit groupe de 3 ou 4 individus<\/strong>, un comportement social rare chez les requins.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>La Polyn\u00e9sie fran\u00e7aise l&rsquo;a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 <strong>esp\u00e8ce prot\u00e9g\u00e9e<\/strong> d\u00e8s 2006.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ce_quil_faut_retenir_sur_le_requin_citron\"><\/span>Ce qu&rsquo;il faut retenir sur le requin citron<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Le requin citron est bien loin du monstre des films. Grand, curieux, social et indispensable \u00e0 l&rsquo;\u00e9quilibre des r\u00e9cifs tropicaux, il m\u00e9rite largement notre respect \u2014 et surtout notre protection. La prochaine fois que vous entendrez parler des requins, pensez \u00e0 lui : le squale dor\u00e9 qui n&rsquo;a d&rsquo;agressif que la r\u00e9putation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Envie d&rsquo;en d\u00e9couvrir d&rsquo;autres ? Explorez toutes nos fiches animaux sur lesminis et nos <a href=\"https:\/\/lesminis.fr\/figurine-requin-citron-educatif-safari-ltd-100097\/3379.html\">figurines de requin citron<\/a> aussi r\u00e9alistes que le vrai!<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Source_scientifique\"><\/span>Source scientifique<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em>Carlson, J., Charvet, P., Avalos, C., Blanco-Parra, M.de.P., Briones Bell-lloch, A., Cardenosa, D., Espinoza, E., Herman, K., Morales-Salda\u00f1a, J.M., Naranjo-Elizondo, B., P\u00e9rez Jim\u00e9nez, J.C., Schneider, E.V.C., Simpson, N.J., Talabara, H., Ubeda, R., Velez-Zuazo, X. &amp; VanderWright, W.J. (2021). Negaprion brevirostris. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021 : e.T39380A2913541. 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