Fish · La Saladita, Guerrero

Bull Shark

Carcharhinus leucas

Spanish: Tiburón toro

Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas)
Photographed by raulrambar on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

The bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas), also known as the Zambezi shark or, unofficially, as Zambi in Africa and Lake Nicaragua shark in Nicaragua, is a requiem shark commonly found worldwide in warm, shallow waters along coasts and in rivers. The bull shark is known for its aggressive nature, predilection for warm shallow water, and presence in brackish and freshwater systems including estuaries and rivers. Most often recorded in Sep.

TaxonomyChondrichthyes › Carcharhiniformes › Carcharhinidae
IUCN statusVulnerable (VU)
Local records1 research-grade observation within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records1,939 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2019 – 2019
Months recorded near La Saladita
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Cite as: “Bull Shark (Carcharhinus leucas) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/carcharhinus-leucas/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.