Caranx rhonchus was reported from 38 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 37 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: Eastern Atlantic: Morocco to Angola (Ref. 4225, 57392), including the Mediterranean along the African coast. Range reported to extend south to Namibia (Ref. 27121).
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Table 1: Present in 37 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 3397
Africa Algeria DZA native 3397
Africa Angola AGO native 3166
Africa Benin BEN native 3397
Africa Cameroon CMR native 3397
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 3397
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 27000
Africa Congo COG native 3397
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD native 3397
Africa Cote d'Ivoire CIV native 3397
Africa Egypt EGY native 3397
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ native 3397
Africa Gabon GAB native 3397
Africa Gambia GMB native 3397
Africa Ghana GHA native 3397
Europe Greece GRC native 113897
Africa Guinea GIN native 3397
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 26999
Asia Israel ISR native 3397
Europe Italy ITA native 3397
Asia Lebanon LBN native 3397
Africa Liberia LBR native 3397
Africa Libya LBY native 3397
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 5377
Africa Morocco MAR native 57392
Africa Namibia NAM native 27121
Africa Nigeria NGA native 3397
Europe Portugal PRT native 3397
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP native 34088
Africa Senegal SEN native 3397
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 3397
Europe Spain ESP native 3397
Asia Syria SYR native 3397
Africa Togo TGO native 3397
Africa Tunisia TUN native 3397
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Madeira Is. MRA questionable 74541

Table 4: Reported from 38 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 3397
Africa Algeria DZA native 3397
Africa Angola AGO native 3166
Africa Benin BEN native 3397
Africa Cameroon CMR native 3397
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 3397
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 27000
Africa Congo COG native 3397
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD native 3397
Africa Cote d'Ivoire CIV native 3397
Africa Egypt EGY native 3397
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ native 3397
Africa Gabon GAB native 3397
Africa Gambia GMB native 3397
Africa Ghana GHA native 3397
Europe Greece GRC native 113897
Africa Guinea GIN native 3397
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 26999
Asia Israel ISR native 3397
Europe Italy ITA native 3397
Asia Lebanon LBN native 3397
Africa Liberia LBR native 3397
Africa Libya LBY native 3397
Africa Madeira Is. MRA questionable 74541
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 5377
Africa Morocco MAR native 57392
Africa Namibia NAM native 27121
Africa Nigeria NGA native 3397
Europe Portugal PRT native 3397
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP native 34088
Africa Senegal SEN native 3397
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 3397
Europe Spain ESP native 3397
Asia Syria SYR native 3397
Africa Togo TGO native 3397
Africa Tunisia TUN native 3397
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
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