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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.
The bull shark, Carcharhinus leucas, can swim between salt and fresh water, and are found in tropical rivers around the world. The river sharks (of the genus Glyphis ) can live in both saltwater and freshwater as well, while one of their members, the Ganges shark ( Glyphis gangeticus ), lives exclusively in freshwater.
Initially, scientists thought the sharks in the lake were an endemic species, the Lake Nicaragua shark (Carcharhinus nicaraguensis). In 1961, following comparisons of specimens, it was synonymized with the widespread bull shark (C. leucas), [7] a species also known for entering freshwater elsewhere around the world. [8]
Video of a fisherman catching a bull shark in the Guadalupe River has gone viral. New Braunfels officials say it's unlikely, but possible.
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.
An article circulating on social media details a dump of over a dozen bull sharks into an Arkansas river. It is false. Fact check: Story about bull sharks in Arkansas river started as satire
Biologists George A. Llano and Richard Ellis suggest that a bull shark could have been responsible for the fatal Jersey Shore attacks. Bull sharks swim from the ocean into freshwater rivers and streams and have attacked people around the world. In his book Sharks: Attacks on Man (1975), Llano writes,
River shark, freshwater whaler, estuary whaler, swan river whaler – the clue is in its other names. ... A bull shark was added to the club’s logo, its youth program was named the Junior Shark ...