Where Pigeye shark has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Carcharhinus amboinensis, mapped and tabulated by country.
12,014 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Carcharhinus amboinensis through GBIF, from 19 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.
- Georeferenced records
- 12,014
- Countries / areas
- 19
- Mapped locations
- 23
- Records sampled for the map
- 3,000
- Inland records omitted
- 25
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2418028
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Australia — 11,890 records; Oman — 40 records; Cameroon — 17 records; South Africa — 15 records; Bangladesh — 12 records; United Arab Emirates — 5 records; India — 5 records; Papua New Guinea — 5 records; Pakistan — 5 records; Myanmar — 3 records; Mozambique — 3 records; Indonesia — 2 records; Madagascar — 2 records; Qatar — 2 records; Somalia — 2 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2418028) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2418028&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone; Somali Exclusive Economic Zone; Madagascar; Djiboutian Exclusive Economic Zone; South Africa (country); Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217340 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 12,014 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 13 of the 19 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 28 records in total (South Africa, Pakistan, Indonesia, Madagascar, Qatar, Somalia).
25 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 2418028) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2418028&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217340 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
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