Centroscymnus coelolepis 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: Western Atlantic: Grand Banks to Delaware, USA; Cuba (Ref. 26340). Eastern Atlantic: Iceland south along Atlantic slope to the southwestern Cape coast of South Africa; also western Mediterranean. Western Pacific: off Japan, New Zealand, and Australia (Ref. 6871, 31367). Western Indian Ocean: Seychelles (Ref. 76802).
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Table 1: Present in 37 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Algeria DZA native 247
Oceania Australia AUS native 6871
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 247
South America Brazil BRA native 53430
North America Canada CAN native 5951
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 6808
Subantarctica Crozet Is. CRZ native 45488
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
Europe Faeroe Is. FRO native 10953
Europe France FRA native 247
Africa Gambia GMB native 247
Europe Greece GRC introduced 113897
North America Greenland GRL native 83729
Africa Guinea GIN native 247
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 247
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Europe Ireland IRL native 247
Europe Italy ITA native 247
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Subantarctica Kerguelen Is. KGN native 45488
Africa Libya LBY native 247
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 247
Africa Mauritania MRT native 247
Europe Monaco MCO native 247
Africa Morocco MAR native 247
Africa Namibia NAM native 36731
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 26346
Europe Portugal PRT native 247
Africa Senegal SEN native 247
Africa Seychelles SYC native 76802
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 247
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5578
Europe Spain ESP native 247
Africa Tunisia TUN native 247
Europe UK GBR native 247
North America USA USA native 247
Africa West Sahara ESH native 247

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Malta MLT questionable 247

Table 4: Reported from 38 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Algeria DZA native 247
Oceania Australia AUS native 6871
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 247
South America Brazil BRA native 53430
North America Canada CAN native 5951
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 6808
Subantarctica Crozet Is. CRZ native 45488
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
Europe Faeroe Is. FRO native 10953
Europe France FRA native 247
Africa Gambia GMB native 247
Europe Greece GRC introduced 113897
North America Greenland GRL native 83729
Africa Guinea GIN native 247
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 247
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Europe Ireland IRL native 247
Europe Italy ITA native 247
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Subantarctica Kerguelen Is. KGN native 45488
Africa Libya LBY native 247
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 247
Europe Malta MLT questionable 247
Africa Mauritania MRT native 247
Europe Monaco MCO native 247
Africa Morocco MAR native 247
Africa Namibia NAM native 36731
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 26346
Europe Portugal PRT native 247
Africa Senegal SEN native 247
Africa Seychelles SYC native 76802
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 247
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5578
Europe Spain ESP native 247
Africa Tunisia TUN native 247
Europe UK GBR native 247
North America USA USA native 247
Africa West Sahara ESH native 247
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