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Lake Nicaragua or Cocibolca or Granada (Spanish: Lago de Nicaragua, Lago Cocibolca, Mar Dulce, Gran Lago, Gran Lago Dulce, or Lago de Granada) is a freshwater lake in Nicaragua. Of tectonic origin and with an area of 8,264 km 2 (3,191 sq mi), it is the largest fresh water lake in Central America , [ 2 ] the 19th largest lake in the world (by ...
The bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas), also known as the Zambezi shark (informally zambi) in Africa and Lake Nicaragua shark in Nicaragua, is a species of requiem shark commonly found worldwide in warm, shallow waters along coasts and in rivers.
The lake surrounding Ometepe harbors many species of aquatic animals, notably the Nicaragua shark which until recently was thought to be a unique species of freshwater shark but has since been shown to be continuous with ocean populations. [14] Small populations of spider monkeys (Ateles s.) inhabit very small islands within Lake Nicaragua.
A bull shark, which can survive in fresh water. The bull shark is a species of shark that can survive for an extended period of time in fresh water. It can be found in Lake Nicaragua and the San Juan River, where it is often referred to as the "Nicaragua shark". [5]
Lake Nicaragua is the largest freshwater lake in Central America (20th largest in the world), [157] and is home to some of the world's rare freshwater sharks (Nicaraguan shark). [158] The Pacific lowlands region is the most populous, with over half of the nation's population.
As of 2009 it is one of only two places in Nicaragua where the toad Incilius melanochlorus has been recorded. [2] [3] The world's only freshwater shark, Nicaragua shark, [4] known elsewhere in the world as the bull shark or Zambesi shark is also present in the San Juan River. Nicaragua has recently banned freshwater shark fishing because of ...
Nicaragua’s poisonous mix of economic decline and repression has led to about half of the country’s population of 6.2 million saying they want to leave their homeland, according to a new study ...
It is the only freshwater lake in the world where sharks live (Nicaragua shark). Fishing in the lake is quite good, and fishermen, both commercial and recreational, regularly catch guapote and mojarras, as well as sardines. Nicaragua has recently banned fishing of the Nicaragua shark and sawfish because of population decline. [12]