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Northern river shark

Glyphis garricki Compagno, White & Last, 2008

Status not recordedsharks and rays

The northern river shark (Glyphis garricki) is a species in the family Carcharhinidae, order Carcharhiniformes.

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Quick facts about the northern river shark

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the northern river shark live?

Not recorded

Is the northern river shark endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the northern river shark classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classElasmobranchii
  4. orderCarcharhiniformes
  5. familyCarcharhinidae
  6. genusGlyphis
  7. SpeciesGlyphis garricki Compagno, White & Last, 2008
Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • New Guinea river sharkEnglish
  • Tiburón Fluvial del NorteSpanish
  • Garricki jõehallhaiEstonian
  • papuanjokihaiFinnish
  • Squalo di fiume della Nuova GuineaItalian
  • ギャリックガンジスメジロザメJapanese
  • Tubarão-de-GarrickPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the northern river shark

Other species in the same genus Glyphis.

Ganges shark

Glyphis gangeticus

CarcharhinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the northern river shark?

The northern river shark (Glyphis garricki) belongs to the family Carcharhinidae in the order Carcharhiniformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Northern river shark (Glyphis garricki). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/northern-river-shark

MLA

“Northern river shark (Glyphis garricki).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/northern-river-shark.

BibTeX
@misc{northern_river_shark_2026,
  title = {Northern river shark (Glyphis garricki)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/northern-river-shark},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}