Animalia > Chordata > Elasmobranchii > Carcharhiniformes > Carcharhinidae > Carcharhinus > Carcharhinus leucas

Carcharhinus leucas (Zambezi shark; Swan river whaler shark; Swan River whaler; Shark; River whaler shark; River whaler; Requin bouledogue; Hervey Bay whaler shark; Ground shark; Freshwater whaler; Estuary whaler shark; Estuary shark; Cub shark; Bullshark; Bull shark)

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Wikipedia Abstract

The Bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas), also known as the Zambezi shark or, unofficially, as Zambi in Africa and Nicaragua shark in Nicaragua, is a Requiem shark commonly found worldwide in warm, shallow waters along coasts and in rivers. The bull shark is known for its aggressive nature, predilection for warm shallow water, and presence in brackish and freshwater systems including estuaries and rivers. Unlike the River sharks of the genus Glyphis, Bull sharks are not true freshwater sharks, despite their ability to survive in freshwater habitats.
View Wikipedia Record: Carcharhinus leucas

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Carcharhinus leucas

Attributes

Litter Size [2]  10
Maximum Longevity [2]  32 years
Migration [1]  Amphidromous
Water Biome [1]  Reef, Lakes and Ponds, Rivers and Streams, Coastal
Adult Weight [2]  383.772 lbs (174.075 kg)
Female Maturity [2]  18 years
Male Maturity [2]  17 years 3 months

Protected Areas

Ecosystems

Prey / Diet

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Acanthocybium solandri (Wahoo fish)10

Predators

Carcharhinus leucas (Zambezi shark)[4]

Consumers

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
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3Fish diets and food webs in the Swan–Canning estuary, River Science July 2009, Department of Water, Government of Western Australia
4Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
5Food-Web Structure and Dynamics of Eastern Tropical Pacific Coral Reefs: Panamá and Galápagos Islands, Peter W. Glynn, Food Webs and the Dynamics of Marine Reefs, eds. Tim R. McClanahan & George M. Branch, p. 185-208 (2008)
6Pollerspöck, J. & Straube, N. (2015), Bibliography database of living/fossil sharks, rays and chimaeras (Chondrichthyes: Elasmobranchii, Holocephali) -Host-Parasites List/Parasite-Hosts List-, World Wide Web electronic publication, Version 04/2015;
7Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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