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Bull sharks have occasionally gone as far upstream in the Mississippi River as Alton, Illinois. [32] Bull sharks have also been found in the Potomac River in St. Mary's County, Maryland. [33] [34] From 1996 to 2013, a golf course lake at Carbrook, Logan City, Queensland, Australia was the home to several bull sharks.
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]
While the majority of sharks are solely marine, a small number of shark species have adapted to live in freshwater. The river sharks (of the genus Glyphis) live in freshwater and coastal marine environments. The bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas), can swim between salt and fresh water, and are found in tropical rivers around the world.
Sharks are found in all seas. They generally do not live in fresh water, with a few exceptions such as the bull shark and the river shark which can swim both in seawater and freshwater. [99] Sharks are common down to depths of 2,000 metres (7,000 ft), and some live even deeper, but they are almost entirely absent below 3,000 metres (10,000 ft).
Bull sharks are supposed to be common in the 156-mile-long lagoon, so shark biologist Craig O’Connell was surprised to find a dead zone with dead fish and dead and diseased sharks in one of ...
There are numerous species of sharks found in the Pacific Ocean; of these sharks, 36 [1] ... Bull shark: Carcharhinus leucas: Carcharhinidae Vulnerable [14] Bull sharks:
An article circulating on social media details a dump of over a dozen bull sharks into an Arkansas river. It is false. Fact check: Story about bull sharks in Arkansas river started as satire
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