Where Silky shark has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Carcharhinus falciformis, 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
23,839 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Carcharhinus falciformis through GBIF, from 105 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
- 23,839
- Mapped locations
- 237
- Inland records omitted
- 32
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2418095
Facts from the source article.
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
United States of America — 15,567 records; Mexico — 1,717 records; Seychelles — 1,031 records; Puerto Rico — 446 records; Brazil — 411 records; Colombia — 354 records; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — 255 records; Guinea — 208 records; Faroe Islands — 193 records; British Indian Ocean Territory — 192 records; Gabon — 181 records; Mauritius — 102 records; Norway — 92 records; Mayotte — 86 records; Australia — 84 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2418095) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2418095&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-25.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
European waters (ERMS scope); North West Atlantic; Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone; Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone; Somali Exclusive Economic Zone; Madagascar; Aldabra; Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone; Red Sea; Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone; South Africa (country); Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone; Djiboutian Exclusive Economic Zone; Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone; Mediterranean Sea; New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone; Gulf of Mexico; Western Indian Ocean.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105789 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-25.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 23,839 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 49 of the 105 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 1,348 records in total (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Guinea, Faroe Islands, Gabon, Norway, Comoros, French Southern Territories, Angola).
32 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 2418095) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2418095&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=105789 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-25.
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