Bull shark: Records & Species Guide
Scientific name: Carcharhinus leucas
Identification
Bull shark
Habitat/distribution
Bull sharks are stocky requiem sharks associated with coastal and estuarine environments.
Human-interaction context
They are particularly notable for tolerating low-salinity water and can travel into rivers and other brackish or freshwater systems. That habitat flexibility often makes the bull shark part of discussions about nearshore human-shark interactions. However, a coastal or river-mouth incident should never be assigned to a bull shark simply because the habitat is plausible.
Incident records
- Bimini Bay, Bimini, BAHAMAS
- Green Cay, BAHAMAS
- Noname Cay Abaco Islands Bahamas
- Chebilang pier, Muang district of Satun province,, THAILAND
- Groote Eylandt, Northern Territory, AUSTRALIA
- Off Andros Island, BAHAMAS
- Balian Bali Indonesia
- Gaviotas Beach, Cancun, Quintana Roo, MEXICO
- Pointe Au Sel Saint Leu Reunion, Réunion
- Xai Xai Gaza Mozambique
- Just below Roseville Bridge, opposite Killarney picnic reserve, Middle Harbor, Sydney, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
- near Band Misan in Shustar, 420 km from the sea, Karun River, IRAN
- Ahvaz On The Karun River 275 Km From The Sea Khuzestan Province Iran
- Middle Harbour, Sugarloaf Bay, Sydney (Estuary), New South Wales, AUSTRALIA
Image attribution
Albertofuego, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped and resized to 1600×900, 800×450, and 1200×630 derivatives.
Sources and references
- Scientific name: Carcharhinus leucas
- Taxonomy status: accepted
- Source basis: Scientific names follow the supplied reviewed editorial reference. External taxonomy checks are recorded separately when performed.
- Image source: Albertofuego, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons