Hexanchus griseus was reported from 110 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 108 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: Circumglobal with patchy distribution and possibly absent from Arctic and Antarctic. Highly migratory species.
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Table 1: Present in 108 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Alaska ALK native 247
Europe Albania ALB native 247
Africa Algeria DZA native 247
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 118627
Africa Angola AGO native 3166
South America Argentina ARG native 247
North America Aruba ABW native 125614
Africa Ascension I. ASC native 98447
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 125614
Europe Belgium BEL native 247
North America Belize BLZ native 125614
North America Bermuda BMU native 125614
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 247
South America Brazil BRA native 247
North America Canada CAN native 6885
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 6808
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 27000
Europe Channel Is. CHA native 247
South America Chile CHL native 247
Asia China CHN native 13573
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 247
South America Colombia COL native 125614
Africa Comoros COM native 247
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
North America Costa Rica CRI native 247
Europe Croatia HRV native 247
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 125614
Asia Cyprus CYP native 247
Europe Denmark DNK native 247
South America Desventuradas Is DES native 125614
Africa Egypt EGY native 247
Europe Faeroe Is. FRO native 10953
Oceania Fiji FJI native 12596
Europe France FRA native 247
Europe Germany DEU native 247
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 247
Europe Greece GRC native 247
Oceania Guam GUM native 35721
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
North America Honduras HND native 125614
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 13573
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Asia India IND native 85183
Asia Indonesia IDN native 247
Europe Ireland IRL native 247
Asia Israel ISR native 247
Europe Italy ITA native 247
Africa Ivory coast CIV native 247
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 89936
Asia Lebanon LBN native 247
Africa Libya LBY native 247
Asia Macau MAC native 13573
Africa Madagascar MDG native 247
Asia Malaysia MYS native 247
Asia Maldives MDV native 125614
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 5439
Africa Mauritania MRT native 247
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
North America Mexico MEX 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
Europe Netherlands NLD native 247
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 26340
North America Nicaragua NIC native 247
Africa Nigeria NGA native 247
Europe Norway NOR native 247
Asia Oman OMN native 125614
Oceania Palau PLW native 247
North America Panama PAN native 125614
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 41819
Asia Philippines PHL native 47737
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 121505
Europe Portugal PRT native 247
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Africa Senegal SEN native 247
Africa Seychelles SYC native 247
Asia Singapore SGP native 125614
Europe Slovenia SVN native 247
Africa Somalia SOM native 125614
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5578
Europe Spain ESP native 247
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 125614
Asia Syria SYR native 247
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 125614
Africa Tristan da Cunha TRC native 125614
Africa Tunisia TUN native 247
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 12596
Europe UK GBR native 247
Europe UK Engld Wal GBE native 247
Europe UK No Ireld GBN native 247
Europe UK Scotland GBS native 247
South America Uruguay URY native 58839
North America USA USA native 247
South America Venezuela VEN native 247
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 13573
Africa West Sahara ESH native 247
Asia Yemen YEM native 125614

Table 2: Possible in 2 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Easter I. EAS questionable 89467
Europe Isle of Man IMN questionable 247

Table 4: Reported from 110 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Alaska ALK native 247
Europe Albania ALB native 247
Africa Algeria DZA native 247
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 118627
Africa Angola AGO native 3166
South America Argentina ARG native 247
North America Aruba ABW native 125614
Africa Ascension I. ASC native 98447
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 125614
Europe Belgium BEL native 247
North America Belize BLZ native 125614
North America Bermuda BMU native 125614
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 247
South America Brazil BRA native 247
North America Canada CAN native 6885
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 6808
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 27000
Europe Channel Is. CHA native 247
South America Chile CHL native 247
Asia China CHN native 13573
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 247
South America Colombia COL native 125614
Africa Comoros COM native 247
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
North America Costa Rica CRI native 247
Europe Croatia HRV native 247
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 125614
Asia Cyprus CYP native 247
Europe Denmark DNK native 247
South America Desventuradas Is DES native 125614
Oceania Easter I. EAS questionable 89467
Africa Egypt EGY native 247
Europe Faeroe Is. FRO native 10953
Oceania Fiji FJI native 12596
Europe France FRA native 247
Europe Germany DEU native 247
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 247
Europe Greece GRC native 247
Oceania Guam GUM native 35721
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
North America Honduras HND native 125614
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 13573
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Asia India IND native 85183
Asia Indonesia IDN native 247
Europe Ireland IRL native 247
Europe Isle of Man IMN questionable 247
Asia Israel ISR native 247
Europe Italy ITA native 247
Africa Ivory coast CIV native 247
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 89936
Asia Lebanon LBN native 247
Africa Libya LBY native 247
Asia Macau MAC native 13573
Africa Madagascar MDG native 247
Asia Malaysia MYS native 247
Asia Maldives MDV native 125614
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 5439
Africa Mauritania MRT native 247
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
North America Mexico MEX 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
Europe Netherlands NLD native 247
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 26340
North America Nicaragua NIC native 247
Africa Nigeria NGA native 247
Europe Norway NOR native 247
Asia Oman OMN native 125614
Oceania Palau PLW native 247
North America Panama PAN native 125614
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 41819
Asia Philippines PHL native 47737
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 121505
Europe Portugal PRT native 247
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Africa Senegal SEN native 247
Africa Seychelles SYC native 247
Asia Singapore SGP native 125614
Europe Slovenia SVN native 247
Africa Somalia SOM native 125614
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5578
Europe Spain ESP native 247
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 125614
Asia Syria SYR native 247
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 125614
Africa Tristan da Cunha TRC native 125614
Africa Tunisia TUN native 247
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 12596
Europe UK GBR native 247
Europe UK Engld Wal GBE native 247
Europe UK No Ireld GBN native 247
Europe UK Scotland GBS native 247
South America Uruguay URY native 58839
North America USA USA native 247
South America Venezuela VEN native 247
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 13573
Africa West Sahara ESH native 247
Asia Yemen YEM native 125614
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