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Species Glyphis glyphis (Müller & Henle, 1839)

Bizant River Shark, Speartooth Shark

 

Generic Combinations

 

Introduction

Glyphis glyphis is listed nationally as Critically Endangered under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, as Vulnerable in the Northern Territory under the Territory Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 2000, and in 2005 was placed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Red List as Endangered.

 

Distribution

Extra Distribution Information

Adelaide and Alligator Rivers, NT and Wenlock and Bizant Rivers, QLD and probably others rivers of the Gulf of Carpentaria and eastern Queensland; little is known of its marine occurrence; tropical, west Pacific.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC)

Ecological Descriptors

Continental shelf, estuary, freshwater, inshore.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
16-Aug-2012 20-Aug-2013 MODIFIED
08-Aug-2011 ADDED