French Polynesia
Checklist in progress in 2017
French Polynesia - Country Statistics
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Land area*: 3,827 squared km
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Population* (2017): 287,881
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Population Growth* (2017): 0.9%
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Visitors** (2016): 181,00
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Marine area (EEZ)***: 4,771,088 squared km
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Population density**** (2016): 77 persons/squared km land area
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Urban population* (2017): 55.7%
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GDP* (2016): USD $ 5.49 billion
* CIA World Factbook
** UN Country Profile
*** Sea Around Us
**** World Bank
Research student: Ms Lisa Stevenson (James Cook University)
In-country partners: Dr Johann Mourier (CRIOBE/CNRS), Dr Eric Clua (CRIOBE/CNRS)
Nicolas Buray, (Observatoire des Requins de Polunesie)
Checklist of French Polynesia sharks and rays
Current number of shark species
Current number of ray species
Current number of chimaera species
French Polynesia shark and ray photos
If you have photos of sharks and rays that are not shown here, please contact us!
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Silvertip shark (Carcharhinus albimarginatus)
Date: Unspecified
Location: Unspecified
Photo by Nicolas Buray
Grey reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos)
Date: Unspecified
Location: Unspecified
Photo by Nicolas Buray
Galapagos shark (Carcharhinus galapagensis)
Date: Unspecified
Location: Unspecified
Photo by Nicolas Buray
Date: Unspecified
Location: Unspecified
Photo by Johann Mourier
Photo by Nicolas Buray,
Date: Unspecified
Location: Unspecified
Photo by Nicolas Buray
Oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
Date: Unspecified
Location: Unspecified
Photo by Patea Alexandre
Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)
Date: 24/09/2010,
Location: Moorea, -17.488083 S; -149.903904.
Photo by Andrew Chin
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Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier)
Date: Unspecified
Location: Unspecified
Photo by: Nicolas Buray
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Pink whipray (Himantura fai)
Date: 24/09/2010
Location: Moorea, -17.488083 S; -149.903904.
Photo by Andrew Chin
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Whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus)
Moorea, Date and Location unspecified
Photo by Nicolas Buray
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