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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.
The bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas), also known as the Zambezi shark (informally zambi) in Africa and Lake Nicaragua shark in Nicaragua, is a species of requiem shark commonly found worldwide in warm, shallow waters along coasts and in rivers.
Their precise geographic range is uncertain, but the known species are documented in parts of South Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea [5] and Australia.Of the three currently described species, the Ganges shark is restricted to freshwater, while the northern river shark and the speartooth shark are found in coastal marine waters, as well.
The Ganges shark (Glyphis gangeticus) is a critically endangered species of requiem shark found in the Ganges River (Padma River) and the Brahmaputra River of India and Bangladesh. It is often confused with the more common bull shark ( Carcharhinus leucas ), which also inhabits the Ganges River and is sometimes incorrectly referred to as the ...
The speartooth shark (Glyphis glyphis) is a rare species of river shark, belonging to the family Carcharhinidae. It inhabits coastal marine waters and tidal reaches of large tropical rivers in northern Australia and New Guinea .
Video of a fisherman catching a bull shark in the Guadalupe River has gone viral. New Braunfels officials say it's unlikely, but possible.
We know they can grow up to 14 feet in length – comparable in size to “great” white sharks –making them the third-largest predatory shark in the world. However, almost all sighted in Puget ...
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]