Prionace glauca was reported from 178 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 177 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 1 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Circumglobal in temperate and tropical waters. Western Atlantic: Newfoundland, Canada to Argentina. Central Atlantic. Eastern Atlantic: Norway to South Africa, including the Mediterranean. Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Indonesia, Japan, Australia, New Caledonia, and New Zealand. Eastern Pacific: Gulf of Alaska to Chile. Probably the widest ranging chondrichthyian. Highly migratory species, Annex I of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea (Ref. 26139).
How to read the map
Comments & Corrections


Table 1: Present in 177 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Alaska ALK native 43939
Europe Albania ALB native 244
Africa Algeria DZA native 244
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 244
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Africa Angola AGO native 3166
North America Anguilla AIA native 244
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 244
South America Argentina ARG native 244
North America Aruba ABW native 244
Africa Ascension I. ASC native 98447
Oceania Australia AUS native 6871
North America Bahamas BHS native 244
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 244
North America Barbados BRB native 244
North America Belize BLZ native 244
Africa Benin BEN native 244
North America Bermuda BMU native 244
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 244
South America Brazil BRA native 59152
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 244
Asia Cambodia KHM native 244
Africa Cameroon CMR native 244
North America Canada CAN native 6885
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 6808
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 94080
Oceania Caroline I. CRL native 9997
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 244
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
South America Chile CHL native 244
Asia China CHN native 244
South America Cocos I. (C.R.) CCC native 9253
South America Colombia COL native 244
Africa Comoros COM native 244
Africa Congo COG native 244
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD native 244
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 244
North America Costa Rica CRI native 244
Africa Cote d'Ivoire CIV native 244
Europe Croatia HRV native 244
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
Asia Cyprus CYP native 244
Europe Denmark DNK native 244
North America Dominica DMA native 244
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 244
Oceania Easter I. EAS native 89467
South America Ecuador ECU native 40498
Africa Egypt EGY native 244
North America El Salvador SLV native 244
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ native 244
Oceania Fiji FJI native 244
Europe France FRA native 244
South America French Guiana GUF native 244
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 244
Africa Gabon GAB native 244
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 244
Africa Gambia GMB native 244
Africa Ghana GHA native 244
Europe Greece GRC native 244
North America Grenada GRD native 244
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 244
Oceania Guam GUM native 244
North America Guatemala GTM native 244
Africa Guinea GIN native 244
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 244
South America Guyana GUY native 244
North America Haiti HTI native 244
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
North America Honduras HND native 244
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 9997
Asia India IND native 244
Asia Indonesia IDN native 244
Asia Iran IRN native 244
Europe Ireland IRL native 244
Europe Isle of Man IMN native 9488
Asia Israel ISR native 244
Europe Italy ITA native 244
North America Jamaica JAM native 244
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Oceania Johnston I. JTN native 9997
Africa Kenya KEN native 244
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 89422
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 244
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Kuril Is. KUR native 96339
Asia Lebanon LBN native 244
Africa Liberia LBR native 244
Africa Libya LBY native 244
Asia Macau MAC native 9997
Africa Madagascar MDG native 244
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 244
Asia Malaysia MYS native 244
Asia Maldives MDV native 244
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 9997
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 244
North America Martinique MTQ native 244
Africa Mauritania MRT native 244
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
North America Mexico MEX native 244
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 9997
Europe Monaco MCO native 244
Europe Montenegro MNE native 244
North America Montserrat MSR native 244
Africa Morocco MAR native 244
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5578
Asia Myanmar MMR native 244
Africa Namibia NAM native 5578
Oceania Nauru NRU native 244
North America Neth Antilles ANT native 244
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 244
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 26346
North America Nicaragua NIC native 244
Africa Nigeria NGA native 244
Oceania Niue NIU native 9997
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 244
Europe Norway NOR native 244
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 244
Oceania Palau PLW native 244
North America Panama PAN native 244
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 244
South America Peru PER native 244
Asia Philippines PHL native 47737
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 9997
Europe Portugal PRT native 244
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 244
Africa RĂ©union REU native 53568
North America Revillagigedo REV native 9253
Africa Rodriguez ROD native 33390
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 244
Oceania Samoa WSM native 244
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP native 244
Africa Senegal SEN native 244
Africa Seychelles SYC native 244
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 244
Asia Singapore SGP native 244
Europe Slovenia SVN native 27929
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 244
Africa Somalia SOM native 244
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5578
Europe Spain ESP native 244
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 244
Africa St Helena SHN native 244
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 244
North America St Lucia LCA native 244
North America St Vincent Gren. VCT native 244
South America Suriname SUR native 244
Europe Sweden SWE native 30402
Asia Syria SYR native 244
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 9997
Asia Taiwan TWN native 244
Africa Tanzania TZA native 244
Asia Thailand THA native 244
Africa Togo TGO native 244
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 244
Oceania Tonga TON native 244
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 244
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 9997
Africa Tunisia TUN native 244
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
North America Turks Caicos Is. TCA native 244
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 244
Europe UK GBR native 244
South America Uruguay URY native 244
North America USA USA native 276
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 244
South America Venezuela VEN native 244
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 9705
North America Virgin Is. (UK) VGB native 244
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 244
Oceania Wake I. WAK native 9997
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 244
Africa West Sahara ESH native 244
Asia Yemen YEM native 244

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Germany DEU questionable 36252

Table 4: Reported from 178 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Alaska ALK native 43939
Europe Albania ALB native 244
Africa Algeria DZA native 244
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 244
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Africa Angola AGO native 3166
North America Anguilla AIA native 244
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 244
South America Argentina ARG native 244
North America Aruba ABW native 244
Africa Ascension I. ASC native 98447
Oceania Australia AUS native 6871
North America Bahamas BHS native 244
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 244
North America Barbados BRB native 244
North America Belize BLZ native 244
Africa Benin BEN native 244
North America Bermuda BMU native 244
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 244
South America Brazil BRA native 59152
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 244
Asia Cambodia KHM native 244
Africa Cameroon CMR native 244
North America Canada CAN native 6885
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 6808
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 94080
Oceania Caroline I. CRL native 9997
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 244
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
South America Chile CHL native 244
Asia China CHN native 244
South America Cocos I. (C.R.) CCC native 9253
South America Colombia COL native 244
Africa Comoros COM native 244
Africa Congo COG native 244
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD native 244
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 244
North America Costa Rica CRI native 244
Africa Cote d'Ivoire CIV native 244
Europe Croatia HRV native 244
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
Asia Cyprus CYP native 244
Europe Denmark DNK native 244
North America Dominica DMA native 244
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 244
Oceania Easter I. EAS native 89467
South America Ecuador ECU native 40498
Africa Egypt EGY native 244
North America El Salvador SLV native 244
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ native 244
Oceania Fiji FJI native 244
Europe France FRA native 244
South America French Guiana GUF native 244
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 244
Africa Gabon GAB native 244
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 244
Africa Gambia GMB native 244
Europe Germany DEU questionable 36252
Africa Ghana GHA native 244
Europe Greece GRC native 244
North America Grenada GRD native 244
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 244
Oceania Guam GUM native 244
North America Guatemala GTM native 244
Africa Guinea GIN native 244
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 244
South America Guyana GUY native 244
North America Haiti HTI native 244
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
North America Honduras HND native 244
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 9997
Asia India IND native 244
Asia Indonesia IDN native 244
Asia Iran IRN native 244
Europe Ireland IRL native 244
Europe Isle of Man IMN native 9488
Asia Israel ISR native 244
Europe Italy ITA native 244
North America Jamaica JAM native 244
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Oceania Johnston I. JTN native 9997
Africa Kenya KEN native 244
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 89422
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 244
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Kuril Is. KUR native 96339
Asia Lebanon LBN native 244
Africa Liberia LBR native 244
Africa Libya LBY native 244
Asia Macau MAC native 9997
Africa Madagascar MDG native 244
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 244
Asia Malaysia MYS native 244
Asia Maldives MDV native 244
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 9997
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 244
North America Martinique MTQ native 244
Africa Mauritania MRT native 244
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
North America Mexico MEX native 244
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 9997
Europe Monaco MCO native 244
Europe Montenegro MNE native 244
North America Montserrat MSR native 244
Africa Morocco MAR native 244
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5578
Asia Myanmar MMR native 244
Africa Namibia NAM native 5578
Oceania Nauru NRU native 244
North America Neth Antilles ANT native 244
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 244
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 26346
North America Nicaragua NIC native 244
Africa Nigeria NGA native 244
Oceania Niue NIU native 9997
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 244
Europe Norway NOR native 244
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 244
Oceania Palau PLW native 244
North America Panama PAN native 244
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 244
South America Peru PER native 244
Asia Philippines PHL native 47737
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 9997
Europe Portugal PRT native 244
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 244
Africa RĂ©union REU native 53568
North America Revillagigedo REV native 9253
Africa Rodriguez ROD native 33390
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 244
Oceania Samoa WSM native 244
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP native 244
Africa Senegal SEN native 244
Africa Seychelles SYC native 244
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 244
Asia Singapore SGP native 244
Europe Slovenia SVN native 27929
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 244
Africa Somalia SOM native 244
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5578
Europe Spain ESP native 244
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 244
Africa St Helena SHN native 244
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 244
North America St Lucia LCA native 244
North America St Vincent Gren. VCT native 244
South America Suriname SUR native 244
Europe Sweden SWE native 30402
Asia Syria SYR native 244
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 9997
Asia Taiwan TWN native 244
Africa Tanzania TZA native 244
Asia Thailand THA native 244
Africa Togo TGO native 244
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 244
Oceania Tonga TON native 244
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 244
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 9997
Africa Tunisia TUN native 244
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
North America Turks Caicos Is. TCA native 244
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 244
Europe UK GBR native 244
South America Uruguay URY native 244
North America USA USA native 276
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 244
South America Venezuela VEN native 244
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 9705
North America Virgin Is. (UK) VGB native 244
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 244
Oceania Wake I. WAK native 9997
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 244
Africa West Sahara ESH native 244
Asia Yemen YEM native 244
Back to Search
Back to Top

The map in this page was supported by BioFresh that has received funding from the
European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

cfm script by eagbayani, 10.05.99 ,  php script by rolavides, 04/02/08 ,  last modified by sortiz, 06.27.17