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title: "Bull Shark"
description: "Carcharhinus leucas — Pesci. The bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas), also known as the Zambezi shark (informally zambi) in Africa and Lake Nicaragua shark in Nicaragua, is a species of requiem shark commonly found worldwide in warm, shallow waters along coasts and in rivers."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/bull-shark
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Bull Shark

> Carcharhinus leucas — Pesci. The bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas), also known as the Zambezi shark (informally zambi) in Africa and Lake Nicaragua shark in Nicaragua, is a species of requiem shark commonly found worldwide in warm, shallow waters along coasts and in rivers.

- Scientific name: *Carcharhinus leucas*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi), `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 2022
- Wikidata: [Q190469](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q190469)
- iNaturalist taxon: [84996](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/84996)

## Names

- en: Bull Shark
- de: Bullenhai
- es: Tiburón toro
- fr: Requin-bouledogue
- nl: Stierhaai
- pt: Tubarão-cabeça-chata
- pl: Żarłacz tępogłowy

## Countries with the most observations

US (418), CM (335), MX (333), AU (152), FJ (111), BD (50), BS (50), ZA (21), CR (16), IN (16), MY (16), MZ (16)

## Summary

The bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas), also known as the Zambezi shark (informally zambi) in Africa and Lake Nicaragua shark in Nicaragua, is a species of requiem shark commonly found worldwide in warm, shallow waters along coasts and in rivers. It is known for its aggressive nature, and presence mainly in warm, shallow brackish and freshwater systems including estuaries and (usually) lower reaches of rivers. Their aggressive nature has led to ongoing shark-culling efforts near beaches to protect beachgoers, which is one of the causes of bull shark populations continuing to decrease. Bull sharks are listed as vulnerable…

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

## Photo

![Bull Shark](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bull-shark/medium.jpg)

Photo: TK421 · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/27941040

## Machine access

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