First inland record of Bull shark Carcharhinus leucas (Müller &amp; Henle, 1839) (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae) in Celebes, Indonesia | Zendy

Veryl Hasan | Zendy; Izzul Islam | Zendy

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First inland record of Bull shark Carcharhinus leucas (Müller & Henle, 1839) (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae) in Celebes, Indonesia

Author(s) -

Veryl Hasan,

Izzul Islam

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

ecologica montenegrina

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.534

H-Index - 10

eISSN - 2337-0173

pISSN - 2336-9744

DOI - 10.37828/em.2020.38.3

Subject(s) - leucas , carcharhinus , fishery , geography , juvenile , biology , ecology

A single specimen (c. 86.2 cm) juvenile of Bull shark Carcharhinus leucas (Müller & Henle, 1839) was captured and photographed by local fisherman using a casting net on 13 February 2018 in Pangkajene River, about 16 km inland, Pangkajene District, South Celebes, Indonesia. This finding is considered as a first inland record of C. leucas in Celebes, and fourth inland records in Indonesia after Papua, Sumatra and Borneo. Monitoring is needed to asses the possibility of Celebes as a migration route and breeding ground of C. leucas.

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