Glyphis gangeticus Jaws
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Elasmobranchii
Order: Carchariniformes
Family: Carcharhinidae
Scientific name: Glyphis gangeticus
Common Name: Ganges Shark
Gangus Shark (Glyphis gangeticus)
In its external appearance, G. Gangeticus is a typical requiem shark. It is stocky, with a broadly rounded snout and small eyes. The first dorsal fin is over the last third of the pectoral fins, with a free rear tip that is well in front of the pelvic fins. The second dorsal fin is much smaller than the first, but is still relatively large. The anal fin is slightly smaller than the second dorsal fin. The pectoral fins are broad and falcate. A longitudinal upper precaudal pit is present, but the interdorsal ridge is absent.
The shark tends to have a uniform gray to brownish coloration, with no discernible pattern or markings.
The Ganges shark, as its name suggests, is largely restricted to the rivers of the Indo-Western Pacific, particularly the Hooghly River of West Bengal, India. Individuals have also been sighted in waters in the vicinity of Karachi, Pakistan.
The shark, though poorly documented, is known to inhabit only freshwater, inshore marine and estuarine systems. Its feeding habits are unknown. Its maximum size is probably in the area of 204 cm. It is probably viviparous, measuring 55 cm to 60 cm at birth.
A related species is the Speartooth shark (Glyphis glyphis), although its distribution is different.
The shark appears to pose a threat to humans, but this has not been proven because it's a specialized specie that feeds primarily with small fishes (due to the jaw's form) and there's other species of more commom sharks as the bull shark which also lives in ganges and represents much more danger than this threatened specie.
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13.5 X 12.5 | Glyphis2 | $300.00 |