Living exclusively in salt water, they are found in river estuaries, seas, and mangrove swamps along the coasts from India to northern Australia.
فيمكن ان يبلغ طوله ٧ امتار او اكثر ،‏ وقد يصل وزنه الى ٠٠٠‏,١ كيلوغرام .‏