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Istiophorus albicans was reported from 96 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 94 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 2 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Atlantic Ocean: in tropical and temperate waters approximately 40°N in the northwest Atlantic, 50°N in the northeast Atlantic, 40°S in the southwest Atlantic, and 32°S in the southeast Atlantic. Migrating to Mediterranean Sea, mostly based on juvenile specimens. Highly migratory species, Annex I of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea (Ref. 26139). Some authors recognize a single worldwide species, Istiophorus platypterus (Shaw 1792) but we follow Nakamura 1990 (Ref. 10820) retaining the usage of Istiophorus platypterus for the Indo-Pacific sailfish and Istiophorus albicans for the Atlantic sailfish in recognition of differences between them.
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Table 1: Present in 94 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 43
Africa Algeria DZA native 43
Africa Angola AGO native 3166
North America Anguilla AIA native 43
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 43
South America Argentina ARG native 43
North America Aruba ABW native 43
Africa Ascension I. ASC native 43
North America Bahamas BHS native 43
North America Barbados BRB native 43
North America Belize BLZ native 43
Africa Benin BEN native 43
North America Bermuda BMU native 43
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 43
South America Brazil BRA native 43
Africa Cameroon CMR native 43
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 43
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 43
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 43
South America Colombia COL native 43
Africa Congo COG native 43
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD native 43
North America Costa Rica CRI native 43
Africa Cote d'Ivoire CIV native 43
Europe Croatia HRV native 43
North America Cuba CUB native 43
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 43
Asia Cyprus CYP native 43
North America Dominica DMA native 43
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 43
Africa Egypt EGY native 43
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ native 43
Europe France FRA native 43
South America French Guiana GUF native 43
Africa Gabon GAB native 43
Africa Gambia GMB native 43
Asia Georgia GEO native 43
Africa Ghana GHA native 43
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 43
North America Grenada GRD native 43
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 43
North America Guatemala GTM native 43
Africa Guinea GIN native 43
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 43
South America Guyana GUY native 43
North America Haiti HTI native 43
North America Honduras HND native 43
Asia Israel ISR native 43
Europe Italy ITA native 43
North America Jamaica JAM native 43
Asia Lebanon LBN native 43
Africa Liberia LBR native 43
Africa Libya LBY native 43
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 43
North America Martinique MTQ native 43
Africa Mauritania MRT native 43
North America Mexico MEX native 43
Europe Monaco MCO native 43
Europe Montenegro MNE native 43
North America Montserrat MSR native 43
Africa Morocco MAR native 43
Africa Namibia NAM native 43
North America Neth Antilles ANT native 43
North America Nicaragua NIC native 43
Africa Nigeria NGA native 43
North America Panama PAN native 43
Europe Portugal PRT native 43
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 43
Europe Romania ROU native 43
Europe Russia RUS native 43
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP native 43
Africa Senegal SEN native 43
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 43
Europe Slovenia SVN native 43
Africa South Africa ZAF native 43
Europe Spain ESP native 43
Africa St Helena SHN native 43
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 43
North America St Lucia LCA native 43
North America St Vincent Gren. VCT native 43
South America Suriname SUR native 43
Asia Syria SYR native 43
Africa Togo TGO native 43
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 43
Africa Tunisia TUN native 43
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 12140
Europe Ukraine UKR native 43
South America Uruguay URY native 43
North America USA USA native 43
South America Venezuela VEN native 13628
North America Virgin Is. (UK) VGB native 43
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 43
Africa West Sahara ESH native 43

Table 2: Possible in 2 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Greece GRC stray 43
Europe Malta MLT questionable 43

Table 4: Reported from 96 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 43
Africa Algeria DZA native 43
Africa Angola AGO native 3166
North America Anguilla AIA native 43
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 43
South America Argentina ARG native 43
North America Aruba ABW native 43
Africa Ascension I. ASC native 43
North America Bahamas BHS native 43
North America Barbados BRB native 43
North America Belize BLZ native 43
Africa Benin BEN native 43
North America Bermuda BMU native 43
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 43
South America Brazil BRA native 43
Africa Cameroon CMR native 43
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 43
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 43
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 43
South America Colombia COL native 43
Africa Congo COG native 43
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD native 43
North America Costa Rica CRI native 43
Africa Cote d'Ivoire CIV native 43
Europe Croatia HRV native 43
North America Cuba CUB native 43
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 43
Asia Cyprus CYP native 43
North America Dominica DMA native 43
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 43
Africa Egypt EGY native 43
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ native 43
Europe France FRA native 43
South America French Guiana GUF native 43
Africa Gabon GAB native 43
Africa Gambia GMB native 43
Asia Georgia GEO native 43
Africa Ghana GHA native 43
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 43
Europe Greece GRC stray 43
North America Grenada GRD native 43
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 43
North America Guatemala GTM native 43
Africa Guinea GIN native 43
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 43
South America Guyana GUY native 43
North America Haiti HTI native 43
North America Honduras HND native 43
Asia Israel ISR native 43
Europe Italy ITA native 43
North America Jamaica JAM native 43
Asia Lebanon LBN native 43
Africa Liberia LBR native 43
Africa Libya LBY native 43
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 43
Europe Malta MLT questionable 43
North America Martinique MTQ native 43
Africa Mauritania MRT native 43
North America Mexico MEX native 43
Europe Monaco MCO native 43
Europe Montenegro MNE native 43
North America Montserrat MSR native 43
Africa Morocco MAR native 43
Africa Namibia NAM native 43
North America Neth Antilles ANT native 43
North America Nicaragua NIC native 43
Africa Nigeria NGA native 43
North America Panama PAN native 43
Europe Portugal PRT native 43
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 43
Europe Romania ROU native 43
Europe Russia RUS native 43
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP native 43
Africa Senegal SEN native 43
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 43
Europe Slovenia SVN native 43
Africa South Africa ZAF native 43
Europe Spain ESP native 43
Africa St Helena SHN native 43
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 43
North America St Lucia LCA native 43
North America St Vincent Gren. VCT native 43
South America Suriname SUR native 43
Asia Syria SYR native 43
Africa Togo TGO native 43
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 43
Africa Tunisia TUN native 43
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 12140
Europe Ukraine UKR native 43
South America Uruguay URY native 43
North America USA USA native 43
South America Venezuela VEN native 13628
North America Virgin Is. (UK) VGB native 43
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 43
Africa West Sahara ESH native 43
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