Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Bull Shark
Carcharhinus leucas
Bull Shark
Category: Requiem Sharks
Scientific Name: Carcharhinus leucas
Size: Up to 11 ft. (3.5 m)  
Depth: 3-450 ft. (1-137 m)
Distribution: Circumtropical
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Chondrichthyes (Parvphylum) Cartilaginous Fishes
  └Elasmobranchii (Class) Sharks and Rays
   └Selachii (Infraclass) Sharks
    └Carcharhiniformes (Order) Ground Sharks
     └Carcharhinidae (Family) Requiem Sharks
      └Carcharhinus (Genus)
       └C. leucas (Species)
WoRMS ID: 105792🔗
iNaturalist ID: 84996🔗

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