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Bull Shark
Carcharhinus leucas (Müller & Henle, 1839)

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  class Chondrichthyes - cartilaginous fishes »  order Carcharhiniformes - ground sharks »  family Carcharhinidae - requiem sharks »  genus Carcharhinus - Whaler Sharks

Scientific synonyms

Carcharias leucas Müller & Henle, 1839
Carcharias azureus Gilbert & Starks, 1904
Carcharhinus azureus (Gilbert & Starks, 1904)
Carcharhinus bogima (Whitley, 1943)
Galeolamna bogimba Whitley, 1943
Eulamia bogimba (Whitley, 1943)
Galeolamna greyi mckaili Whitley, 1945
Galeolamna mckaili Whitley, 1945
Carcharhinus mckaili (Whitley, 1945)
Eulamia nicaraguensis Gill, 1877

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Other names


= Cub Shark
= Freshwater Whaler
= Ground Shark
= River Whaler

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IUCN category 2018-1:
Near Threatened NT

Images

Carcharhinus leucas - Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas - Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas - Bull Shark

Author: B. Kao

Carcharhinus leucas - Bull Shark

Author: B. Kao

Links and literature

CH DE EN FR IT NL PR SP FishBase [873]

Froese R., Pauly D. (eds.): FishBase [http://www.fishbase.org]
CZ AQUATAB. World Wide Web electronic publication [species/5103]

Plíštil J. (Ed.) (2009): AQUATAB. World Wide Web electronic publication [http://aquatab.net] [as Carcharhinus leucas (Müller & Henle, 1839)]
Data retrieved on: 17 January 2010
EN OzAnimals - Australian Wildlife [http://www.ozanimals.com/] [as Carcharhinus leucas]
EN IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018-1 [39372]

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species [http://www.iucnredlist.org/] [as Carcharhinus leucas (Müller & Henle, 1839)]
Data retrieved on: 3 August 2018
EN Australian Faunal Directory [33780c17-6ce3-4315-8ccf-850a40ed0be6]

ABRS (2009-2019): Australian Faunal Directory [https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/home], Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra [as Carcharhinus leucas (Müller & Henle, 1839)]
Data retrieved on: 21 January 2015
CZ Hanel L., Novák J. (2001): České názvy živočichů V. Ryby a rybovití obratlovci (Pisces), 1. Sliznatky (Myxini), mihule (Cephalaspidomorphi), paryby (Chondrichthyes), Národní muzeum, (zoologické odd.), Praha, 53 pp. [as Carcharhinus leucas (Müller & Henle, 1839)]
Data retrieved on: 2 June 2013
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