Genus Glyphis Agassiz, 1843

Museums

Regional Maps

• Glyphis Agassiz, J.L.R. 1843. Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles. Neuchâtel (Switz.) Vol. 3 pp. 157–390, atlas pls 1, 18, 22, 26a, 38, 40b–d, 45, 47. [243].

  Type species:

   Carcharias (Prionodon) glyphis Müller & Henle, 1839 by absolute tautonymy.

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Indo-west Pacific

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL) ; NT, Qld, WA: Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL)

IMCRA

Northwest Shelf Transition (26)

General References

Berra, T.M. 2010. Clarification of field characters for three freshwater sharks and a photographic atlas of Glyphis glyphis and G. garricki from Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 26: 109–114

Compagno, L.J.V., Dando, M. & Fowler, S. 2005. A Field Guide to the Sharks of the World. London : Collins 368 pp.

Compagno, L.J.V., White, W.T. & Last, P.R. 2008. Glyphis garricki sp. nov., a new species of river shark (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae) from northern Australia and Papua New Guinea, with a redescription of Glyphis glyphis (Müller & Henle, 1839). pp. 203–226 in Last, P.R., White, W.T. & Pogonoski, J.J. (eds). Descriptions of new Australian chondrichthyans. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper No. 022: 1-358

Last, P.R. & Stevens, J.D. 2009. Sharks and Rays of Australia. Collingwood : CSIRO Publishing Australia 2, 550 pp.

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
16-Aug-2012		16-Aug-2012	MODIFIED
		08-Aug-2011	ADDED