Glyphis gangeticus (Müller & Henle, 1839) Ganges shark |
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Ganges shark, Magar sora, Balliar, Bugga-karuvai-baliar, Buggakarvai, Gangetic shark, Hangar, Hungar, Long-tailed shark, Mundah magur, Mundan sura, Murdan sorra, Sorra, Sorrah, Tamasi, Valiya sravu, Voliya sravu, Waghsheer, मगर सोरा, முண்ட சுரா, முன்டன் சுரா , முரடன் சுரா, సొర్రా , ಬುಗ್ಗ ಕರುವಾ ಬಾಲೆಯರ್ , വലിയ സ്രാവ് |
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Family: | Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks) | |||
Max. size: | 204 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | demersal; freshwater; brackish; marine, amphidromous | |||
Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific: north Indian Ocean, Indus River outside Karachi, Pakistan to Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand and Borneo. | |||
Diagnosis: | ||||
Biology: | Biology poorly known. But its minute eyes suggest that it may be adapted to turbid water with poor visibility, as in large tropical rivers and muddy estuaries. Newborn specimens are from 56 to 61 cm long. Viviparous (Ref. 50449). Its notoriety may have stemmed from its widespread confusion with C. leucas. But this species is potentially dangerous as well because of its size and large teeth, though its reputation as a man-eater is still unproven. | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Critically Endangered (CR); Date assessed: 22 January 2021 (A2cd; C2a(i)) Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | traumatogenic | |||
Country info: | Occurs in Ganges-Hooghly river system (Ref. 4832); West Bengal coast, Chilka lake and Pondichery coast (Ref. 45255); and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Ref. 118627). Also Ref. 244, 29108. |