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The bull shark is most frequently found in coastal waters between 30 and 50 metres deep, but makes occasional deep dives to well over 100 metres; the maximum depth recorded is 204.4 metres for a bull shark from Fiji (4). It also commonly enters estuaries, bays and harbours, and penetrates far into freshwater, inhabiting rivers and lakes (2).