Speartooth Shark
Glyphis glyphis
- Group: Shark
- Max size: 1 m
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: VU
The speartooth shark lives in murky inshore waters and rivers, where its biology stays largely a mystery. Specimens suggest it can reach two metres and perhaps three, and like other requiem sharks it bears live young. It is listed as vulnerable.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Elasmobranchii › Carcharhiniformes › Carcharhinidae › Glyphis
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 277184.
FAQ
- Is the Speartooth Shark dangerous to divers?
- The Speartooth Shark is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Speartooth Shark get?
- The Speartooth Shark grows to about 1 m.