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The single Irrawaddy river shark specimen stems from an area of intensive artisanal fishing, mainly gillnetting, but also line and electrofishing. Habitat degradation may pose a further threat to this shark, including water pollution and the clearing of mangrove trees for fuel, construction materials, and other products. The shark may be ...
The Irrawaddy River arises by the confluence of the N'mai (Nam Gio) and Mali Rivers in Kachin State. Both the N'mai and Mali Rivers find their sources in the Himalayan glaciers of Upper Myanmar near 28° N. The eastern branch of the two, N'mai, [15] is the largest and rises in the Languela Glacier north of Putao. [16]
Their precise geographic range is uncertain, but the known species are documented in parts of South Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea [5] and Australia.Of the three currently described species, the Ganges shark is restricted to freshwater, while the northern river shark and the speartooth shark are found in coastal marine waters, as well.
New Guinea river shark: decreasing Critically endangered [96] [97] II Groundshark: Glyphis glyphis: Speartooth shark: decreasing Endangered [98] [99] II Groundshark: Glyphis siamensis: Irrawaddy river shark: unknown Critically endangered [100] [101] II Groundshark: Haploblepharus fuscus: Brown shyshark: unknown Vulnerable [102] [103 ...
Born in 1905 in Burma (now Myanmar), Irawati was named after the Irrawaddy river. The only girl among six siblings, she was doted on by her family and brought up in comfort.
The speartooth shark (Glyphis glyphis) is a rare species of river shark, belonging to the family Carcharhinidae. It inhabits coastal marine waters and tidal reaches of large tropical rivers in northern Australia and New Guinea .
The shark is among the 25 "most wanted lost" species that are the focus of Global Wildlife Conservation's "Search for Lost Species" initiative. [2] The Pondicherry has been spotted in rivers in India in the late 2010s. [3] A Pondicherry shark was caught in the Menik Ganga (river) in SE Sri Lanka in 2011. It was photographed and released alive.
Great White Shark," Wells is heard saying as the 4.5-meter (nearly 15 feet) great white shark shows a “curious and terrifying interest” in his kayak. Watch video of a great white shark ...