Northern river shark: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the northern river shark lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Glyphis garricki
Group	Sharks
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Cartilaginous fish
Order	Carcharhiniformes
Family	Carcharhinidae

Where does the northern river shark live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the northern river shark in 1 country or territory across Oceania.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the northern river shark endangered?

The northern river shark’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the northern river shark?

The northern river shark (Glyphis garricki) is a cartilaginous fish in the order Carcharhiniformes and the family Carcharhinidae, genus Glyphis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the northern river shark

The northern river shark or New Guinea river shark (Glyphis garricki) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, found in scattered tidal rivers and associated coastal waters in northern Australia and in Papua New Guinea. This species inhabits areas with poor visibility, soft bottoms, and large tides, with immature sharks ranging into fresh and brackish water. It is similar to other river sharks in having a stocky grey body with a high back, tiny eyes, and broad fins. It measures up to 2.5 m (8.2 ft) long.

Northern river sharks are likely piscivorous. This species is viviparous, with females bearing litters of 9 young possibly every other year before the wet season. Very rare and facing threats from commercial and recreational fishing, and perhaps also habitat degradation, this species has been assessed as Vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Northern river shark (revision 1367836887), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q311339 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).