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Glyphis gangeticus
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, February, and June
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) FAO, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
The Ganges shark is a critically endangered species of requiem shark found in the Ganges River and the Brahmaputra River of India and Bangladesh. Additionally, genetic evidence has shown that both the Borneo river shark and Irrawaddy river shark should be regarded as synonyms of the Ganges shark, expanding the range of the species to Pakistan, Myanmar, Borneo, and Java. The species remains poorly known and is very rare throughout its range.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Ganges shark”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Names and classification
Other scientific names: Carcharhinus gangeticus, Carcharias gangeticus, Carcharias murrayi, Eulamia gangetica, Platypodon gangeticus
Similar species
Silvertip sharkCarcharhinus albimarginatus
Grey reef sharkCarcharhinus amblyrhynchos
Pigeye sharkCarcharhinus amboinensis
Bronze whalerCarcharhinus brachyurus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- 8 open-data records from 1839 to 1996.
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