Bull shark

Bull shark
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Class:	Chondrichthyes
Subclass:	Elasmobranchii
Order:	Carcharhiniformes
Family:	Carcharhinidae
Genus:	Carcharhinus
Binomial name
Carcharhinus leucas
Range of the Bull shark

The bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas), or Zambezi shark, is a species of shark of the genus Carcharhinus.

The shark grows to a maximum length of 11.5 feet (3.5 metres), but is usually 7.3-7.8 feet (2.2-2.3 metres) long. It is found in tropical and subtropical coastal waters worldwide, as well as river systems and freshwater lakes.

This species is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN and is considered to be the third most dangerous shark in the world.