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JARJOR - جرجور - WHITECHEEK SHARK
Country of Origin: Qatar
Environment / Climate / Range | Freshwater; benthopelagic. Tropical, preferred |
Distribution | Asia: Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and Pondicherry in India. |
Size / Weight / Age | It attains a Maximum length : 25.0 cm |
Short description | This is a massive shark with a short, broad and blunt snout, small eyes and triangular saw-edged upper teeth. It has no interdorsal ridge. Bull Sharks are grey in color dorsally and laterally, becoming white ventrally. Fins of young are often tipped or edged with blackish; these markings fade in adults. |
Biology | Found in ditches; prefers lower reaches of streams, rivers and canal with muddy bottom; commonly found in ponds, swamps and paddy fields. Predatory, feeds on small fishes and insects |