Mustelus mustelus was reported from 54 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 32 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 22 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: UK to the Mediterranean, Morocco and Canary Islands; possibly Azores, Madeira, Angola to South Africa; including Indian Ocean coast. Often referred to as Mustelus canis which is restricted to the western Atlantic.
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Table 1: Present in 32 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 244
Africa Algeria DZA native 244
Europe Belgium BEL native 244
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 244
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 6808
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 94080
Europe Croatia HRV native 244
Asia Cyprus CYP native 244
Europe Denmark DNK native 6302
Africa Egypt EGY native 244
Europe France FRA native 244
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 244
Europe Greece GRC native 244
Europe Ireland IRL native 244
Europe Isle of Man IMN native 9488
Asia Israel ISR native 244
Europe Italy ITA native 244
Asia Lebanon LBN native 244
Africa Libya LBY native 244
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 5377
Europe Monaco MCO native 244
Europe Montenegro MNE native 244
Africa Morocco MAR native 244
Africa Namibia NAM native 5578
Europe Slovenia SVN native 244
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5578
Europe Spain ESP native 244
Asia Syria SYR native 244
Africa Tunisia TUN native 244
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 244

Table 2: Possible in 22 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Angola AGO questionable 58085
Europe Azores Is. AZZ stray 35204
Africa Benin BEN questionable 58085
Africa Cameroon CMR questionable 58085
Africa Congo COG questionable 58085
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD questionable 58085
Africa Cote d'Ivoire CIV questionable 58085
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ questionable 58085
Africa Gabon GAB questionable 58085
Africa Gambia GMB questionable 58085
Africa Ghana GHA questionable 58085
Africa Guinea GIN questionable 58085
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB questionable 58085
Africa Liberia LBR questionable 58085
Africa Madeira Is. MRA questionable 58085
Africa Nigeria NGA questionable 58085
Europe Portugal PRT questionable 244
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP questionable 58085
Africa Senegal SEN questionable 58085
Africa Sierra Leone SLE questionable 58085
Africa Togo TGO questionable 58085
Africa West Sahara ESH questionable 58085

Table 4: Reported from 54 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 244
Africa Algeria DZA native 244
Africa Angola AGO questionable 58085
Europe Azores Is. AZZ stray 35204
Europe Belgium BEL native 244
Africa Benin BEN questionable 58085
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 244
Africa Cameroon CMR questionable 58085
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 6808
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 94080
Africa Congo COG questionable 58085
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD questionable 58085
Africa Cote d'Ivoire CIV questionable 58085
Europe Croatia HRV native 244
Asia Cyprus CYP native 244
Europe Denmark DNK native 6302
Africa Egypt EGY native 244
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ questionable 58085
Europe France FRA native 244
Africa Gabon GAB questionable 58085
Africa Gambia GMB questionable 58085
Africa Ghana GHA questionable 58085
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 244
Europe Greece GRC native 244
Africa Guinea GIN questionable 58085
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB questionable 58085
Europe Ireland IRL native 244
Europe Isle of Man IMN native 9488
Asia Israel ISR native 244
Europe Italy ITA native 244
Asia Lebanon LBN native 244
Africa Liberia LBR questionable 58085
Africa Libya LBY native 244
Africa Madeira Is. MRA questionable 58085
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 5377
Europe Monaco MCO native 244
Europe Montenegro MNE native 244
Africa Morocco MAR native 244
Africa Namibia NAM native 5578
Africa Nigeria NGA questionable 58085
Europe Portugal PRT questionable 244
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP questionable 58085
Africa Senegal SEN questionable 58085
Africa Sierra Leone SLE questionable 58085
Europe Slovenia SVN native 244
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5578
Europe Spain ESP native 244
Asia Syria SYR native 244
Africa Togo TGO questionable 58085
Africa Tunisia TUN native 244
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 244
Africa West Sahara ESH questionable 58085
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