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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.
Carcharhinus is the type genus of the family Carcharhinidae, the requiem sharks. One of 12 genera in its family, it contains over half of the species therein. One of 12 genera in its family, it contains over half of the species therein.
The pigeye shark or Java shark (Carcharhinus amboinensis) is an uncommon species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, found in the warm coastal waters of the eastern Atlantic and western Indo-Pacific. It prefers shallow, murky environments with soft bottoms, and tends to roam within a fairly localised area.
Initially, scientists thought the sharks in the lake were an endemic species, the Lake Nicaragua shark (Carcharhinus nicaraguensis). In 1961, following comparisons of specimens, it was synonymized with the widespread bull shark (C. leucas), [7] a species also known for entering freshwater elsewhere around the world. [8]
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, Grey reef shark, (Carcharhinidae) Carcharhinus brevipinna, Spinner shark, (Carcharhinidae) Carcharhinus falciformis, Silky shark, (Carcharhinidae) Carcharhinus leucas, Bull shark, (Carcharhinidae) Carcharhinus limbatus, Blacktip shark, (Carcharhinidae) Carcharhinus longimanus, Oceanic whitetip shark, (Carcharhinidae)
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Carcharhinus falciformis upper teeth (modern) [1] C. leucas: Commonly known as the bull shark Carcharhinus leucas teeth (modern) [1] C. perezii: Commonly known as the Caribbean reef shark Carcharhinus perezii upper teeth (modern) [1] C. priscus: An extinct requiem shark [1] C. plumbeus: Commonly known as the sandbar shark Carcharhinus plumbeus ...
Carcharhinus leiodon Garrick, 1985 (smooth-tooth blacktip shark) Carcharhinus leucas (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (bull shark) Carcharhinus limbatus (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (black-tip shark) Carcharhinus longimanus (Poey, 1861) (oceanic whitetip shark) Carcharhinus macloti (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (hard-nose shark)