Bull Shark
Carcharhinus leucas
Category: Sharks & Rays
IUCN Conservation Status: VU - Vulnerable - facing a high risk of extinction in the wild
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Elasmobranchii
- Order
- Carcharhiniformes
- Family
- Carcharhinidae
- Genus
- Carcharhinus
Where to Find
Found in 30 diving areas across 21 countries and 8 regions.
- Lord Howe Island, Australia - 862 records
- Sydney & New South Wales, Australia - 44511 records
- Grand Lagoon, New Caledonia - 1 records
- Bimini, Bahamas - 59 records
- North Shore, Bermuda - 2 records
- Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands - 1 records
- Jardines de la Reina, Cuba - 2 records
- Ocho Rios, Jamaica - 1 records
- Fajardo & East Coast, Puerto Rico - 3 records
- Anse La Raye, St. Lucia - 1 records
- Soufriere & The Pitons, St. Lucia - 1 records
- Turneffe Atoll, Belize - 2 records
- Bocas del Toro, Panama - 21 records
- Coiba National Park, Panama - 21 records
- Ishigaki & Yaeyama, Japan - 2 records
- Kerama Islands, Japan - 1 records
- Okinawa Main Island, Japan - 1 records
- Bazaruto Archipelago, Mozambique - 2 records
- Tofo & Inhambane, Mozambique - 52 records
- Aldabra & Outer Islands, Seychelles - 1 records
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 261 records
- Sodwana Bay, South Africa - 8237 records
- Cozumel, Mexico - 5 records
- Yucatán Cenotes, Mexico - 5 records
- Florida Keys, United States - 130718 records
- Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Chile - 2 records
- Los Roques Archipelago, Venezuela - 1 records
- Bali, Indonesia - 1 records
- Lombok & Gili Islands, Indonesia - 1 records
- Dumaguete, Philippines - 1 records