There's a recurrent rumor that bull sharks live in the Ohio River near Cincinnati. That's almost certainly not true.

The "Shark Week" crew came across only two juvenile bull sharks: one dead with no signs of predation and one alive with its fins and reproductive organs covered in abnormal growths. O'Connell ...

A study conducted in 2018 found that populations of juvenile bull sharks began ... have created ideal conditions for the shark’s nursery areas. Because bull sharks tolerate brackish and fresh ...