Alopias pelagicus was reported from 50 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 49 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 1 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Circumglobal. Indo-Pacific: Red Sea, Arabian Sea, Maldives (Ref. 30829), Somalia, South Africa, Western Australia, China, Taiwan, Japan, New Caledonia, Hawaiian Islands and Tahiti. Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California and the Galapagos. Reliable records lacking partly due to its confusion with Alopias vulpinus.
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Table 1: Present in 49 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 118627
Oceania Australia AUS native 6871
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 247
Asia China CHN native 247
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 247
South America Colombia COL native 247
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
North America Costa Rica CRI native 247
Africa Djibouti DJI native 247
South America Ecuador ECU native 40498
Africa Egypt EGY native 247
North America El Salvador SLV native 247
Africa Eritrea ERI native 247
Oceania Fiji FJI native 12596
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 13570
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 247
Oceania Guam GUM native 35721
North America Guatemala GTM native 247
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
North America Honduras HND native 247
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Iran IRN native 47613
Asia Israel ISR native 247
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Malaysia MYS native 53392
Asia Maldives MDV native 30829
North America Mexico MEX native 43278
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 43278
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 247
North America Nicaragua NIC native 247
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 37816
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 247
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
North America Panama PAN native 96339
Asia Philippines PHL native 47737
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 247
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 247
Africa Somalia SOM native 247
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5578
Africa Sudan SDN native 247
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 247
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 13570
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 12596
North America USA USA native 43278
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 9705
Asia Yemen YEM native 247

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Mozambique MOZ questionable 5578

Table 4: Reported from 50 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 118627
Oceania Australia AUS native 6871
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 247
Asia China CHN native 247
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 247
South America Colombia COL native 247
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
North America Costa Rica CRI native 247
Africa Djibouti DJI native 247
South America Ecuador ECU native 40498
Africa Egypt EGY native 247
North America El Salvador SLV native 247
Africa Eritrea ERI native 247
Oceania Fiji FJI native 12596
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 13570
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 247
Oceania Guam GUM native 35721
North America Guatemala GTM native 247
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
North America Honduras HND native 247
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Iran IRN native 47613
Asia Israel ISR native 247
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Malaysia MYS native 53392
Asia Maldives MDV native 30829
North America Mexico MEX native 43278
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 43278
Africa Mozambique MOZ questionable 5578
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 247
North America Nicaragua NIC native 247
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 37816
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 247
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
North America Panama PAN native 96339
Asia Philippines PHL native 47737
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 247
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 247
Africa Somalia SOM native 247
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5578
Africa Sudan SDN native 247
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 247
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 13570
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 12596
North America USA USA native 43278
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 9705
Asia Yemen YEM native 247
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