• Question: Are there any types of sharks that can live in rivers?

    Asked by jkiecol21 to Jo, Kevin, Louise, Valeria on 20 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Kevin Mahon

      Kevin Mahon answered on 20 Jun 2012:


      Yes, there are two species in particular that live in rivers, the bull shark and the 5 species of ‘river shark’ (called Glyphis) which are very rare.

      The river sharks are very secretive and not much is known about them, but Bull Sharks are common enough and can be found in America!

    • Photo: Joanna Cruden

      Joanna Cruden answered on 22 Jun 2012:


      They don’t grow as big as some of the sea living sharks though

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