Carcharhinus sorrah was reported from 49 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 47 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 2 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf (Ref. 68964), Red Sea and East Africa (including Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles) to the Philippines, north to China, south to Australia. Also from Vanikolo Island (Santa Cruz Islands) and the Solomon Islands. Possibly occurring in the Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman and Sri Lanka (Ref. 9997).
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Table 1: Present in 47 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 6390
Asia Bahrain BHR native 28618
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 244
Asia Cambodia KHM native 244
Asia China CHN native 244
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 244
Africa Djibouti DJI native 244
Africa Egypt EGY native 244
Africa Eritrea ERI native 244
Oceania Fiji FJI native 12596
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 244
Asia Iran IRN native 47533
Asia Iraq IRQ native 96765
Asia Israel ISR native 244
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Asia Macau MAC native 9997
Africa Madagascar MDG native 244
Asia Malaysia MYS native 53392
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 57683
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 244
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 9997
Asia Philippines PHL native 47737
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Africa Reunion I. REU native 33390
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 244
Africa Seychelles SYC native 244
Asia Singapore SGP native 244
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 244
Africa Somalia SOM native 244
Africa Sudan SDN native 244
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 12596
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 33390
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 9705
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 9997
Asia Yemen YEM native 244

Table 2: Possible in 2 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa South Africa ZAF questionable 5578
Asia Sri Lanka LKA questionable 244

Table 4: Reported from 49 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 6390
Asia Bahrain BHR native 28618
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 244
Asia Cambodia KHM native 244
Asia China CHN native 244
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 244
Africa Djibouti DJI native 244
Africa Egypt EGY native 244
Africa Eritrea ERI native 244
Oceania Fiji FJI native 12596
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 244
Asia Iran IRN native 47533
Asia Iraq IRQ native 96765
Asia Israel ISR native 244
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Asia Macau MAC native 9997
Africa Madagascar MDG native 244
Asia Malaysia MYS native 53392
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 57683
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 244
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 9997
Asia Philippines PHL native 47737
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Africa Reunion I. REU native 33390
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 244
Africa Seychelles SYC native 244
Asia Singapore SGP native 244
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 244
Africa Somalia SOM native 244
Africa South Africa ZAF questionable 5578
Asia Sri Lanka LKA questionable 244
Africa Sudan SDN native 244
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 12596
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 33390
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 9705
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 9997
Asia Yemen YEM native 244
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