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Carcharhinus leucas (Müller &. Henle, 1839) BULL SHARK Estuary Shark; Estuary Whaler Shark; Freshwater Whaler; Hervey Bay Whaler Shark; River Whaler; River Whaler Shark; Swan River Whaler Shark; Carcharhinus bogima Whitley, 1943; Carcharhinus mckaili Whitley, 1945; Carcharhinus spenceri Ogilby, 1911; Eulamia bogimba Whitley, 1943; Eulamia spenceri Ogilby, 1911; Galeolamna mckaili Whihtley, 1945; Galeolamna spenceri Ogilby, 1911; Carcharhinus gangeticus Müller and Henle, 1839; Platypodon gangeticus Müller and Henle, 1839; Carcharias spenceri Ogilby, 1910; Galeolamna bogimba Whitley, 1943; Galeolamna greyi mckaili Whitley, 1945; Carcharias leucas Müller and Henle, 1839 |
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Grey, becoming white ventrally, often with faint pale grey horizontal band extending into the white of the upper abdomen; fins of small individuals with dusky tips or edges, adults plain. May reach 350 cm; size at birth 56-81cm. Habitat: continental coasts, estuarine, muddy areas, lagoons, often travels far up rivers. Depth: 0-150 m. All tropical and subtropical seas; southern California to the Gulf and to Peru, Malpelo and the Revillagigedos.
Attributes Abundance: Common. Cites: Not listed. Climate Zone: North Temperate (Californian Province &/or Northern Gulf of California); Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap); Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos); Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo); South Temperate (Peruvian Province ). Depth Range Max: 150 m. Depth Range Min: 0 m. Diet: bony fishes; mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs); octopus/squid/cuttlefish; sharks/rays; sea snakes/mammals/turtles/birds; mobile benthic gastropods/bivalves. Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=33; Southern limit=-9; Western limit=-118; Eastern limit=-78; Latitudinal range=42; Longitudinal range=40. Egg Type: Live birth; No pelagic larva. Feeding Group: Carnivore. FishBase Habitat: Demersal. Global Endemism: Circumtropical ( Indian + Pacific + Atlantic Oceans); East Pacific + Atlantic (East +/or West); Transisthmian (East Pacific + Atlantic of Central America); East Pacific + all Atlantic (East+West); All Pacific (West + Central + East); TEP non-endemic; "Transpacific" (East + Central &/or West Pacific); All species. Habitat: Corals; Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom); Mangrove; Water column; Reef (rock &/or coral); Rocks; Reef and soft bottom; Soft bottom (mud, sand,gravel, beach, estuary & mangrove); Mud; Sand & gravel; Beach; Estuary; Freshwater. Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only. IUCN Red List: Near threatened; Listed. Length Max: 350 cm. Regional Endemism: Island (s); Continent; Continent + Island (s); Eastern Pacific non-endemic; Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) non-endemic; All species. Residency: Resident. Salinity: Brackish; Freshwater; Marine. Water Column Position: Mid Water; Near Bottom; Near Surface; Surface; Bottom + water column;
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