Are Ganges Shark Dangerous?

Human interaction. The Ganges shark is widely feared as a ferocious man-eater, but most of the attacks attributed to it are probably the result of confusion with the bull shark Carcharhinus leucas.

Do Ganges attack sharks humans?

However, unlike the bull shark, which has much stouter teeth, the Ganges shark has relatively long, sharp teeth that are much more suitable for impaling fish than dismembering mammalian species, making it unlikely that Ganges sharks would actually attack humans.

Are there sharks in the Ganges river?

There are six species of river sharks found in the world, out of which the Ganges shark (Glyphis gangeticus) is endemic to India. It inhabits the River Hooghly in West Bengal, as well as the rivers Ganges, Brahmaputra, Mahanadi in the states of Bihar, Assam and Orissa.