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title: "Ganges River Shark"
description: "Glyphis gangeticus — Fish. The Ganges shark (Glyphis gangeticus) is a critically endangered species of requiem shark found in the Ganges River (including the Padma River) and the Brahmaputra River of India and Bangladesh."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/ganges-river-shark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ganges River Shark

> Glyphis gangeticus — Fish. The Ganges shark (Glyphis gangeticus) is a critically endangered species of requiem shark found in the Ganges River (including the Padma River) and the Brahmaputra River of India and Bangladesh.

- Scientific name: *Glyphis gangeticus*
- Category: `fish` (Fish)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 7
- Wikidata: [Q1471147](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1471147)
- iNaturalist taxon: [101508](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/101508)

## Names

- en: Ganges River Shark
- de: Gangeshai
- es: Tiburón del Ganges
- fr: Requin du Ganges
- nl: Gangeshaai

## Countries with the most observations

BD (7)

## Summary

The Ganges shark (Glyphis gangeticus) is a critically endangered species of requiem shark found in the Ganges River (including the Padma River) and the Brahmaputra River of India and Bangladesh. Additionally, genetic evidence has shown that both the Borneo river shark (G. fowlerae) and Irrawaddy river shark (G. siamensis) should be regarded as synonyms of the Ganges shark, expanding the range of the species to Pakistan, Myanmar, Borneo, and Java. The species remains poorly known and is very rare throughout its range.
Glyphis are often confused with the more common bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas), which also inhabits…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganges_shark

## Photo

![Ganges River Shark](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ganges-river-shark/medium.jpg)

Photo: Müller & Henle · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carcharias_gangeticus_by_muller_and_henle.png

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/ganges-river-shark?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).