Where does the Grey Shark live?
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos has 219,148 records in 55 countries and territories, from 1902 to 2026. Most records come from Australia.
- 219,148 records
- 55 places
- 60 years recorded
- Elasmobranchii class
AnimaliaChordataElasmobranchiiCarcharhiniformesCarcharhinidaeCarcharhinus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 214,973 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 1,641 | |
| French Polynesia | 333 | |
| Maldives | 284 | |
| New Caledonia | 265 | |
| United States | 223 | |
| Palau | 185 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 158 | |
| Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 145 | |
| Fiji | 123 | |
| Marshall Islands | 91 | |
| American Samoa | 83 | |
| Seychelles | 76 | |
| Micronesia | 64 | |
| Philippines | 46 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 43 | |
| Indonesia | 40 | |
| Egypt | 39 | |
| Malaysia | 37 | |
| Solomon Islands | 37 | |
| South Africa | 35 | |
| Cocos Islands | 28 | |
| Faroe Islands | 21 | |
| Tuvalu | 19 | |
| Mozambique | 17 | |
| Kiribati | 14 | |
| Thailand | 11 | |
| Cook Islands | 10 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 10 | |
| Madagascar | 10 | |
| Mayotte | 8 | |
| Christmas Island | 6 | |
| Oman | 6 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 6 | |
| India | 5 | |
| Niue | 5 | |
| French Southern Territories | 5 | |
| Vanuatu | 5 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | |
| Réunion | 4 |
Showing the top 40 of 55 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Carcharhinidae.
Blacktip Reef Shark
227,544 records
Bull shark
152,505 records
Whitetip Shark
33,552 records
Sandbar shark
29,459 records
Caribbean reef shark
26,288 records
Silky Shark
23,890 records
Silvertip Shark
19,637 records
Spot-tail shark
9,379 records
Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.