Carcharias taurus was reported from 77 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 77 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Circumtropical: Except perhaps the eastern Pacific (Ref. 13568). Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and off the coasts of South Africa to Japan, Korea and Australia (Ref. 13568). Present in Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819). Western Atlantic: Gulf of Maine to Argentina. Old record from Bermuda, south Brazil (Ref. 26938). Eastern Atlantic: Mediterranean to Cameroon. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951).
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Table 1: Present in 77 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 247
Africa Algeria DZA native 247
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 118627
South America Argentina ARG native 247
Oceania Australia AUS native 6871
North America Bahamas BHS native 247
Africa Benin BEN native 247
North America Bermuda BMU native 247
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 247
South America Brazil BRA native 247
Africa Cameroon CMR native 247
North America Canada CAN native 5951
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 6808
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 94080
Asia China CHN native 247
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 247
South America Colombia COL native 5518
Europe Croatia HRV native 247
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
Asia Cyprus CYP native 247
Africa Djibouti DJI native 247
Africa Egypt EGY native 247
Africa Eritrea ERI native 247
Oceania Fiji FJI native 85272
Europe France FRA native 247
Africa Gambia GMB native 247
Africa Ghana GHA native 247
Europe Greece GRC native 247
Africa Guinea GIN native 247
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 247
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 13568
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 13568
Asia Iraq IRQ native 96765
Asia Israel ISR native 247
Europe Italy ITA native 247
Africa Ivory coast CIV native 247
Asia Japan JPN native 247
Asia Jordan JOR native 247
Africa Kenya KEN native 12484
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 247
Asia Kuwait KWT native 37588
Asia Lebanon LBN native 247
Africa Liberia LBR native 247
Africa Libya LBY native 247
Asia Macau MAC native 13568
Africa Madagascar MDG native 12484
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 247
Europe Monaco MCO native 247
Europe Montenegro MNE native 247
Africa Morocco MAR native 247
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5578
Africa Namibia NAM native 5578
Africa Nigeria NGA native 247
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Philippines PHL native 13568
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP native 34088
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 247
Africa Senegal SEN native 247
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 247
Europe Slovenia SVN native 247
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5578
Europe Spain ESP native 247
Africa Sudan SDN native 247
Asia Syria SYR native 247
Africa Tanzania TZA native 12484
Africa Togo TGO native 247
Africa Tunisia TUN native 247
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
South America Uruguay URY native 247
North America USA USA native 247
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 247
Africa West Sahara ESH native 247
Asia Yemen YEM native 247

Table 4: Reported from 77 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 247
Africa Algeria DZA native 247
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 118627
South America Argentina ARG native 247
Oceania Australia AUS native 6871
North America Bahamas BHS native 247
Africa Benin BEN native 247
North America Bermuda BMU native 247
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 247
South America Brazil BRA native 247
Africa Cameroon CMR native 247
North America Canada CAN native 5951
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 6808
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 94080
Asia China CHN native 247
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 247
South America Colombia COL native 5518
Europe Croatia HRV native 247
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
Asia Cyprus CYP native 247
Africa Djibouti DJI native 247
Africa Egypt EGY native 247
Africa Eritrea ERI native 247
Oceania Fiji FJI native 85272
Europe France FRA native 247
Africa Gambia GMB native 247
Africa Ghana GHA native 247
Europe Greece GRC native 247
Africa Guinea GIN native 247
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 247
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 13568
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 13568
Asia Iraq IRQ native 96765
Asia Israel ISR native 247
Europe Italy ITA native 247
Africa Ivory coast CIV native 247
Asia Japan JPN native 247
Asia Jordan JOR native 247
Africa Kenya KEN native 12484
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 247
Asia Kuwait KWT native 37588
Asia Lebanon LBN native 247
Africa Liberia LBR native 247
Africa Libya LBY native 247
Asia Macau MAC native 13568
Africa Madagascar MDG native 12484
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 247
Europe Monaco MCO native 247
Europe Montenegro MNE native 247
Africa Morocco MAR native 247
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5578
Africa Namibia NAM native 5578
Africa Nigeria NGA native 247
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Philippines PHL native 13568
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP native 34088
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 247
Africa Senegal SEN native 247
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 247
Europe Slovenia SVN native 247
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5578
Europe Spain ESP native 247
Africa Sudan SDN native 247
Asia Syria SYR native 247
Africa Tanzania TZA native 12484
Africa Togo TGO native 247
Africa Tunisia TUN native 247
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
South America Uruguay URY native 247
North America USA USA native 247
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 247
Africa West Sahara ESH native 247
Asia Yemen YEM native 247
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