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River shark
â†' The river sharks are six (three to be formally described) rare species of shark in the genus Glyphis, although, due to their secretive habits, other species could easily remain undiscovered.
Bull sharks, Carcharhinus leucas (Müller and Henle, 1839), aka zambezi, ganges (often confused with the Ganges river shark, Glyphis gangeticus), ground sharks, river sharks, freshwater whalers, estuary whalers, shovelnoses, slipway greys, ...
This is a common name used for two sharks, including Carcharhinus leucas (also known as the Bull shark, the Cub shark, the River shark, the Nicaragua shark, the Zambezi shark, the Shovelnose shark, the Slipway gray shark, the Square-nose shark, ...
Ganges shark (G. gangeticus) Â- Northern river shark (G. garricki) Â- Speartooth shark (G. glyphis) Â- Irrawaddy river shark (G. siamensis) Â- Borneo river shark (Glyphis sp. B)
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Daggernose shark (I. oxyrhynchus) ...
The Bull Shark has also been called the River Shark, Freshwater Whaler, Estuary Whaler and Swan River Whaler.
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name, "bull shark", comes from its stocky shape and broad, flat snout. In India, the bull shark is often called the Sunderbans or Ganges shark and is considered a delicacy for Bengali fish curries. In Africa it is often called Zambezi River Shark or ...
They generally do not live in freshwater, with a few exceptions such as the bull shark and the river shark which can live both in seawater and freshwater. They breathe through five to seven gill slits.
 See also: Shark, Bull, Bull Shark, Gnu, Turtle
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