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The pigeye shark or Java shark (Carcharhinus amboinensis) is an uncommon species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, found in the warm coastal waters of the eastern Atlantic and western Indo-Pacific. It prefers shallow, murky environments with soft bottoms, and tends to roam within a fairly localised area.
Indonesia is home to several shark species, most notably the bull shark, the blacktip reef shark, and the whitetip reef shark. However, the most dangerous species are rarely seen near beaches used by humans, and attacks tend to be few and far between.
- There have been several such attacks in the country’s history. However, all the recent attacks taking place after 2010 have been non-fatal.
- Great white sharks have been occasionally seen in Indonesian waters.
- Yes, you can swim with whale sharks and get up close to these gentle giants.
- Though not very common and nowhere near populated areas, tiger sharks have been captured by deep-sea anglers.
Mar 17, 2024 · Researchers and communities in Indonesia are trying to save the Giant Guitarfish ( Glaucostegus typus) and other shark-like rays in Indonesia's Java Sea. Thanks to a overfishing, slow...
Sep 13, 2023 · JAKARTA — In early September, a whale shark washed up on a beach in the Indonesian province of West Java. Within hours, locals had chopped up the 7-meter (23-foot) fish for its meat and bones, considered a rare delicacy in Indonesia.
Jan 9, 2024 · The Java Stingaree was initially identified through a solitary specimen collected in 1862 from a fish market in Jakarta, Indonesia. Since then, it seemingly vanished off the face of the planet....
The grey reef shark or gray reef shark ( Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, sometimes misspelled amblyrhynchus or amblyrhinchos) [2] is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae. One of the most common reef sharks in the Indo-Pacific, it is found as far east as Easter Island and as far west as South Africa.
The Java Sea (Indonesian: Laut Jawa, Javanese: Segara Jawa) is an extensive shallow sea on the Sunda Shelf, between the Indonesian islands of Borneo to the north, Java to the south, Sumatra to the west, and Sulawesi to the east.
