Carcharhinus porosus was reported from 19 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 16 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 3 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Western Atlantic: upper Gulf of Mexico, to southern Brazil; recorded from Uruguay (Ref. 58839). Specimens of porosus from Borneo, Viet Nam and Thailand may represent an undescribed small species of Carcharhinus.
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Table 1: Present in 16 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Belize BLZ native 244
South America Brazil BRA native 244
South America Colombia COL native 244
North America Costa Rica CRI 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 Suriname SUR native 244
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 33407
South America Uruguay URY native 58839
North America USA USA native 244
South America Venezuela VEN native 244

Table 3: Absent from 3 country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
South America Ecuador ECU misidentification 86285
North America El Salvador SLV misidentification 86285
South America Peru PER misidentification 86285

Table 4: Reported from 19 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Belize BLZ native 244
South America Brazil BRA native 244
South America Colombia COL native 244
North America Costa Rica CRI native 244
South America Ecuador ECU misidentification 86285
North America El Salvador SLV misidentification 86285
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 misidentification 86285
South America Suriname SUR native 244
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 33407
South America Uruguay URY native 58839
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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