| 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. | Compagno, L.J.V., 1984 |
| Page | 484 |
| Named Used as Valid | Carcharhinus longimanus |
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| Locality | |
| Distribution | Primarily oceanic, tropical and warm temperate waters. Western Atlantic: Maine to Argentina, including Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Central Atlantic. Eastern Atlantic: Madeira, Portugal south to the Gulf of Guinea, possibly Mediterranean Sea. |
| Quote | Western Indian Ocean: South Africa, Madagascar, Mozambique, Mauritius and Seychelles, Red Sea, India. Western Pacific: China (including Taiwan Island), the Philippines, New Caledonia, Australia (southern Australian coast). Central Pacific: Hawaiian Islands south to Samoa Islands, Tahiti and Tuamotu Archipelago and west to Galapagos Islands. Eastern Pacific: Southern California to Peru, including Gulf of California and Clipperton Island. |