Where Copper shark has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Carcharhinus brachyurus, mapped and tabulated by country.
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Distribution map plotted from GBIF.org occurrence records; basemap Natural Earth 110m · GBIF records CC0 / CC BY; Natural Earth public domain
12,317 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Carcharhinus brachyurus through GBIF, from 24 countries or marine areas. This page maps those records and lists where they come from. Occurrence records reflect where people have looked as well as where the species lives, so well-surveyed coastlines are over-represented.
Quick Facts
- Georeferenced records
- 12,317
- Mapped locations
- 60
- Inland records omitted
- 41
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2418173
Facts from the source article.
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Australia — 11,120 records; Brazil — 379 records; New Zealand — 342 records; United States of America — 211 records; South Africa — 175 records; Mexico — 39 records; Korea, Republic of — 12 records; China — 7 records; France — 3 records; Japan — 3 records; India — 2 records; Mozambique — 2 records; Namibia — 2 records; Peru — 2 records; Chinese Taipei — 2 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2418173) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2418173&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-25.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
South Africa (country); Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone; New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217341 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-25.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 12,317 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 9 of the 24 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 270 records in total (United States of America, Mexico, France, India, Mozambique, Namibia, Peru, Chinese Taipei).
41 records plotting inland were omitted: for a marine species those are almost always the holding institution's coordinates rather than a collection site.
Records show where the species has been observed and reported, not a modelled range.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2418173) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2418173&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217341 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-25.
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