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Bull sharks have occasionally gone as far upstream in the Mississippi River as Alton, Illinois. [32] Bull sharks have also been found in the Potomac River in Maryland. [33] [34] From 1996 to 2013, a golf course lake at Carbrook, Logan City, Queensland, Australia was the home to several bull sharks.
Bullhead sharks ingest prey via suction feeding. [5] They feed on invertebrate prey, including both hard prey such as crustaceans and sea urchins, and soft bodied prey such as octopuses, as well as predating on fish. [6] They use their flattened teeth at the back of the mouth to crush hard-shelled prey and fish. [1]
The Japanese bullhead shark (Heterodontus japonicus) is a species of bullhead shark in the family Heterodontidae found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean off the coasts of Japan, Korea, and China. This benthic shark occurs at depths of 6–37 m (20–121 ft) over rocky bottoms or kelp beds .
Bull Sharks have one of the most powerful bites. Known for their stout appearance, the bull shark is more aggressive than most shark species, with an average bite strength of up to 1,350 pounds ...
Bull sharks are supposed to be common in the 156-mile-long lagoon, so shark biologist Craig O’Connell was surprised to find a dead zone with dead fish and dead and diseased sharks in one of ...
Bull shark Historically responsible for an incident in Matawan, New Jersey in 1916 that inspired the film Jaws, [14] this species is known to be more and aggressive than the larger great white, which cannot survive in fresh water. [15] Bull sharks can swim up freshwater rivers and are present in the area from May–September.
A lake on a landlocked golf course some 14 kilometers (8.7 miles) from the Pacific Ocean may sound like a swim too far for any fish, but the bull shark has a reputation for dipping its fins into a ...
Bodies of water in which sharks can be found include: Seas: all; Freshwater – some species of shark can live both in seawater and freshwater, and include: Bull shark; River shark; Sandbar shark; Depths: from the surface down to depths of 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). A whale shark in the Georgia Aquarium