Species profile—Glyphis glyphis (Bizant River shark)
Classification
Animalia (animals) → Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes) → Carcharhinidae (whaler sharks) → Glyphis glyphis (Bizant River shark)
Sighting data
Species details
- Kingdom
- Animalia (animals)
- Class
- Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fishes)
- Family
- Carcharhinidae (whaler sharks)
- Scientific name
- Glyphis glyphis (Müller & Henle, 1839)
- Common name
- Bizant River shark
- WildNet taxon ID
- 22580
- Synonym(s)
- Glyphis sp. A
- Alternate name(s)
- speartooth shark
Queensland River Shark
Northern river shark - Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC) status
- Critically endangered
- Conservation significant
- Yes
- Wetland status
- Wetland Dependant Species
- Endemicity
- Native
- Pest status
- Nil
- Species environment
- Aquatic & Marine
Other resources
- Species Profile and Threats Database (SPRAT)
- Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM)
- Atlas of Living Australia
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=22580.
This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.
