# Ganges Shark

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Podcast: [Bad at Goodbyes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/bad-at-goodbyes-7020095)
Published: 2026-07-08T12:00:00+00:00
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Ganges Shark :: Glyphis gangeticus Bad at Goodbyes :: Episode 083 On today’s show we learn about the Ganges Shark, a critically endangered freshwater shark native to South and Southeast Asia, to the river systems of India, Bangladesh and Indonesian Borneo. Its scientific name is Glyphis gangeticus and it was first described in 1839. For more information about Shark conservation please see the Shark Conservation Fund at https://www.sharkconservationfund.org . (00:05) Intro (02:05) Species Information (19:53) Citations (21:39) Music (29:55) Pledge Research for today’s show was compiled from: Chowdhury, G., Akash, M., Haque, A. (2017). Status of the Ganges river shark Glyphis gangeticus (Müller & Henle, 1839). Dhaka University Journal of Biological Sciences. 26. 111-116. – https://doi.org/10.3329/dujbs.v26i1.46355 Compagno, L. J. V. (n.d.). Glyphis gangeticus. Sharks of the World, Naturalis Biodiversity Center. – https://sharks.linnaeus.naturalis.nl/linnaeus_ng/app/views/species/taxon.php?id=62717 De, K., A. Dwivedi. 2025. Call to Action for Conservation of the Critically Endangered Ganges Shark (Glyphis gangeticus). Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems , 35(2). – https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.70080 Duhigg, K. (2020, June). The rare shark of the Ganga. Mongabay India. – https://india.mongabay.com/2020/06/the-rare-shark-of-the-ganga/ Dunphy-Miller, S. 2025. "Glyphis gangeticus" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed July 2, 2026 – https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Glyphis_gangeticus/ Haque AB, Das SA (2019) New records of the Critically Endangered Ganges shark Glyphis gangeticus in Bangladeshi waters: urgent monitoring needed. Endangered Species Research 40:65-73. – https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00981 iNatualist - Hooghly River / Sesayap River Delta…

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