Biblio Entry Summary for Carcharhinus falciformis
 
Citation Compagno, L.J.V., 1984, FAO Species Catalogue. Vol. 4. Sharks of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of shark species known to date. Part 2 - Carcharhiniformes.. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(4/2):251-655. Rome: FAO.
Ref. 244 Compagno, L.J.V., 1984
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Named Used as Valid Carcharhinus falciformis
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Locality
Distribution Circumtropical (oceanic and coastal); Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans.
Quote Oceanic and coastal, circumtropical. Western Atlantic: Massachusetts to southern Brazil, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea: Central Atlantic from St. Paul's Rocks. Eastern Atlantic: Madeira, Atlantic Spain, Senegal to northern Angola. Indian Ocean: Madagascar, Mozambique, Tanzania, Comores and Aldabra Island, between Somalia and Maldive Islands Oman, Red Sea, Sri Lanka. Western Pacific: Thailand, the Philippines, New Caledonia, New Zealand and China (including Taiwan Island). Central and eastern Pacific: Caroline, Hawaiian, Phoenix and Line Islands, westward to Cocos, Revillagigedo, Clipperton and Malpelos Islands, southern Baja California to Peru.
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