Talk:Lemon shark

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Weight

Why do you not have how much the lemon shark weigh?

Beacuse this is wikipedia, why dont you add it? It is free for all to add the information that is missing. Just looking at the fishbase reference link below you can find it out. Stefan 01:36, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

For that matter, how long is it? The article contradicts itself. Which length is correct? 209.162.56.112 (talk) 19:03, 30 September 2013 (UTC)

Population

Why don't you have the population of a lemon shark?

Distribution map

The map needs an update, figuring that the shark inhabits "French Polynesia" and the Cook Islands. -- VegitaU 16:02, 4 August 2007 (UTC)

Lemon Sharks have been caught off the Australian, Queensland, Stradbroke Island Coast.Roland Fernandes (talk) 01:15, 4 July 2016 (UTC)

Eat?

What does it eat????

Well It Depends I Say Lemon Sharks Eat About Any Kind of Smaller And Slower Fish Thsn The Lemon Shark

Behavioral Edits

I am a student at Washington University in St. Louis and am enrolled in a Behavioral Ecology class. This article is the subject of a project I am doing for this class. I recently added a Habitat Selection, Feeding Behavior, and Social Behavior section. Claire.Edelman (talk) 04:26, 25 October 2013 (UTC)

• Great job! Sometimes the content is a bit jargon-y and might be harder to understand for readers who aren't used to reading scientific papers. I changed a few phrases for clarity, more specific comments:
  • The first 2 sentences under habitat selection are probably too general to belong on this page; such general comments can be integrated into sentences that are specific to lemon sharks
  • What kinds of predators are unable to enter shallow waters? Readers might be confused because sharks are typically at the top of the food chain
  • The sentence "for example, parrotfish...foraging behavior" might be easier for readers if it was broken up into 2 sentences
  • Include a definition of epizooites since it's a rather obscure term
  • The sentence "This tendency can be...comes to prey size" is a little hard to understand

Wenamy (talk) 19:06, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

• Nicely done! I think you can add a little more information to the "reproduction" section. I recommend KA Feldheim's articles. You can search on google scholar with key words- KA Feldheim and Lemon Shark. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hami910311 (talk • contribs) 21:23, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

You did a great job with this article. I read through it multiple times and found very minimal grammatical mistakes. You are clear and concise with your approach, and you have divided the paragraphs into sections that are easy to find and read. In addition, you added hyperlinks to almost every important word and did a great job heeding to details. I made a few changes (listed below) and some punctuation corrections (periods, etc). The only other suggestion I would have would be to add more information. You have formulated an interesting addition to this article, and it left me wanting to know more about lemon sharks. Since you have covered many of the important bases, you could add more evidence from actual studies?

• This article is very well-written! I did not find any outstanding mistakes that needed to be fixed or other issues that needed to be addressed. I would say find extra information about feeding behavior or mating from other studies, but that's up to you. Looks to be in great shape for becoming a good article! Alex G Zhang (talk) 21:04, 27 November 2013 (UTC)

I really appreciate all of your comments and help in my effort to improve this article! I made all of the changes you suggested and addressed all of the concerns you made! Thanks again!!! Claire.Edelman (talk) 19:35, 21 November 2013 (UTC)

Peer review

The first sentence of the description section is redundant because it is copied from the intro section. Much of this section is redundant from the introduction section, so you might want to choose which section this information should be placed. In the importance to humans section, the researcher should not be discussed, this information should be found through citations. The results from the research should be reported. This is a good entry, very well written and covers a lot of material. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Batoburen (talk • contribs) 01:22, 21 November 2013 (UTC)

What I changed:

Under feeding behavior section: Lemon sharks feed on prey that are intermediate in size compared to other available prey

Added hyperlinks: mangrove, lagoons Gseehra123 (talk) 23:47, 31 October 2013 (UTC)

I completely agree that the information in the introduction and description sections were redundant. Good catch! I made those changes. I think I will still include the name of the researcher in the "Importance to humans" section, however, because Dr. Gruber is extremely important to all of the research and present knowledge about lemon sharks and should be acknowledged for his work. To make his importance more clear, I added a link to his Wikipedia page from the first mention of his name. Claire.Edelman (talk) 19:33, 21 November 2013 (UTC)

The opening paragraph for Habitat selection is too broad and didactic. I would suggest summarizing it as "lemon sharks usually live in habitats with warm, shallow water with a rocky or sandy bottom" and just absorbing it into the paragraph that follows it. The paragraph that follows it does a better job of actually explaining why an animal would distinguish between different habitats and makes the opening paragraph unnecessary. Danoue92 —Preceding undated comment added 04:13, 12 December 2013 (UTC)

Effort to get to Good Article!

In an effort to get this article to Good Article status, I added the following new sections: distribution, description, reproduction, importance to humans, electroreceptor, and an introduction. These sections were additions to the behavioral sections I wrote and added a few weeks ago. Hopefully the article now has a more broad coverage and includes most of the important information about the lemon shark. I would obviously be very grateful for feedback and assistance in getting this article on track for a Good Article classification. Claire.Edelman (talk) 03:18, 15 November 2013 (UTC)

• Hey, Claire. You're article is looking really good! A few suggestions for places you might make some changes. I think the lead is good but it seems to be a bit more of a collection of facts from the article. I think it needs a little more focus on the most important points to serve as a really good introduction. Perhaps note the Lemon Shark's most defining features or behaviors? It might also help to throw in a few line breaks to make the intro flow more smoothly, especially since its the first block of text people read when visiting the page. Your behavior sections are very good and I think they are good to go for Good Article. The taxonomy section is a little thin, which reviewers might have issues with but I think if there's anything else to do, it would just be making these new sections more robust. Otherwise, I think you've covered the relevant topics and I imagine you're close! Good work. Andrewkamel (talk) 18:37, 22 November 2013 (UTC)

New Edit for good article

• I see a lot of improvement, good job! • Maybe you could add more hyperlinks, like to Negaprion brevirostris • Your description is concise, yet detailed! Good job! • Since the distribution section is fairly short and Habitat, maybe you could combine the two into a habitat selection and distribution section • I would also place the social behavior, feeding behavior, and reproduction all under one heading of behavior, with the previous headers as subheaders. • The electroreceptors section seems out of place. Maybe that can be included in the description section? • Overall, you are very clear and concise! Great Job!! Gseehra123 (talk) 17:41, 22 November 2013 (UTC)

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