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Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 201, February 192, March 218, April 414, May 254, June 123, July 111, August 114, September 136, October 145, November 188, December 183.
United States3,547
Texas2,279
Louisiana189
Mexico189
Baja California Sur100
Quintana Roo87
Australia50
Queensland36
Bangladesh34
Dhaka33

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassCartilaginous Fishes · Chondrichthyes
OrderGround Sharks · Carcharhiniformes
FamilyRequiem Sharks · Carcharhinidae
GenusTypical Requiem Sharks · Carcharhinus

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