Species profile—Glyphis spp. (river sharks)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes) → Carcharhinidae (whaler sharks) → Glyphis spp. (river sharks)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes)
- Family
- Carcharhinidae (whaler sharks)
- Scientific name
- Glyphis spp. Agassiz , 1843
- Common name
- river sharks
- Type reference
- Agassiz, L. (1843). Recherches sur les poissons fossiles. Neuchâtel, Switzerland. 5 vols. with atlas. Poiss. Foss.
- WildNet taxon ID
- 26924
- Conservation significant
- No
- Wetland status
- Wetland Dependant Species
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Aquatic & Marine
Other resources
Data source
This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=26924.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
