River shark
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Glyphis
Agassiz, 1843
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| Carcharias (Prionodon) glyphis Müller & Henle, 1839
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Glyphis is a genus in the family Carcharhinidae, commonly known as the River sharks. This genus contains only three species. Further species could easily remain undiscovered, due to the secretive habits of Glyphis sharks.[1] Their precise geographic range is uncertain, but the known species are documented in parts of South and Southeast Asia and Australia. The bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas) is sometimes called both the river shark and the Ganges shark; it should not be confused with the river sharks of Glyphis.
Species
- Glyphis fowlerae Compagno, W. T. White & Cavanagh, 2010 (Borneo river shark)
- Glyphis gangeticus (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (Ganges shark)
- Glyphis garricki Compagno, W. T. White & Last, 2008 (Northern river shark)
- Glyphis glyphis (J. P. Müller & Henle, 1839) (Speartooth shark)
- Glyphis siamensis (Steindachner, 1896) (Irrawaddy river shark)
- Glyphis sp Not yet described (Mukah river shark)
- †Glyphis hastalis
References
- ↑ Li, C., Corrigan, S., Yang, L., Straube, N., Harris, M., Hofreiter, M., White, W.T. & Naylor, G.J.P. (2015): DNA capture reveals transoceanic gene flow in endangered river sharks. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112 (43): 13302-13307.
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