Where does the Bull shark live?
Carcharhinus leucas has 152,505 records in 75 countries and territories, from 1861 to 2026. Most records come from Australia.
- 152,505 records
- 75 places
- 86 years recorded
- Elasmobranchii class
AnimaliaChordataElasmobranchiiCarcharhiniformesCarcharhinidaeCarcharhinus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: January. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 92,398 | |
| United States | 48,699 | |
| Mozambique | 6,161 | |
| South Africa | 2,933 | |
| Puerto Rico | 444 | |
| Brazil | 379 | |
| Mexico | 348 | |
| Cameroon | 335 | |
| French Guiana | 236 | |
| Fiji | 158 | |
| Bahamas | 45 | |
| Bangladesh | 42 | |
| United Kingdom | 33 | |
| Panama | 29 | |
| Faroe Islands | 23 | |
| Costa Rica | 19 | |
| Benin | 18 | |
| Malaysia | 16 | |
| India | 15 | |
| New Caledonia | 10 | |
| ZZ | 10 | |
| Myanmar | 9 | |
| Thailand | 9 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | |
| Indonesia | 7 | |
| Cuba | 6 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | |
| Colombia | 5 | |
| Portugal | 5 | |
| Réunion | 5 | |
| Mayotte | 5 | |
| Ecuador | 4 | |
| Japan | 4 | |
| Maldives | 4 | |
| Belize | 3 | |
| Congo | 3 | |
| Gabon | 3 | |
| Gambia | 3 | |
| Guadeloupe | 3 | |
| Madagascar | 3 |
Showing the top 40 of 75 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Carcharhinidae.
Blacktip Reef Shark
227,544 records
Grey Shark
219,148 records
Whitetip Shark
33,552 records
Sandbar shark
29,459 records
Caribbean reef shark
26,288 records
Silky Shark
23,890 records
Silvertip Shark
19,637 records
Spot-tail shark
9,379 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.