Northern river shark (Glyphis garricki)

Scientific name: Glyphis garricki Compagno, White & Last, 2008

The Northern river shark (Glyphis garricki) is a brackish-water fish of the family Carcharhinidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Australia (salinities 6-26 and 32-36.6) and New Guinea.

Species facts

Scientific name
Glyphis garricki
Family
Carcharhinidae (Requiem sharks)
Order
Carcharhiniformes (Ground sharks)
Class
Elasmobranchii (Sharks and Rays)
Maximum length
145
Depth range
11 m (36 ft)
Environment
Marine; brackish; pelagic-oceanic; depth range ? - 11 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Australia (salinities 6-26 and 32-36.6) and New Guinea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Critically Endangered (CR) (C2a(i))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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