Sphyrna tiburo was reported from 27 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 26 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 1 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to southern Brazil, including Cuba and the Bahamas. Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico; rare in Bermuda (Ref. 26938). Eastern Pacific: southern California, USA to Ecuador.
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Table 1: Present in 26 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
South America Argentina ARG native 27549
North America Aruba ABW native 244
North America Bahamas BHS native 5521
North America Belize BLZ native 244
North America Bermuda BMU native 26938
South America Brazil BRA native 244
South America Cocos I. (C.R.) CCC native 9253
South America Colombia COL native 244
North America Costa Rica CRI native 244
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 244
South America Ecuador ECU native 40498
North America El Salvador SLV native 244
South America French Guiana GUF native 244
North America Guatemala GTM native 244
South America Guyana GUY native 26819
North America Honduras HND native 244
North America Mexico MEX native 244
North America Nicaragua NIC native 244
North America Panama PAN native 244
South America Peru PER native 96339
North America Revillagigedo A. REV native 9253
South America Suriname SUR native 244
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 33407
North America USA USA native 244
South America Venezuela VEN native 244

Table 3: Absent from 1 country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Philippines PHL misidentification 47737

Table 4: Reported from 27 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
South America Argentina ARG native 27549
North America Aruba ABW native 244
North America Bahamas BHS native 5521
North America Belize BLZ native 244
North America Bermuda BMU native 26938
South America Brazil BRA native 244
South America Cocos I. (C.R.) CCC native 9253
South America Colombia COL native 244
North America Costa Rica CRI native 244
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 244
South America Ecuador ECU native 40498
North America El Salvador SLV native 244
South America French Guiana GUF native 244
North America Guatemala GTM native 244
South America Guyana GUY native 26819
North America Honduras HND native 244
North America Mexico MEX native 244
North America Nicaragua NIC native 244
North America Panama PAN native 244
South America Peru PER native 96339
Asia Philippines PHL misidentification 47737
North America Revillagigedo A. REV native 9253
South America Suriname SUR native 244
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 33407
North America USA USA native 244
South America Venezuela VEN native 244
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

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