Scorpaena scrofa was reported from 37 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 34 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 3 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: British Isles (rare) to Senegal including Madeira, the Canary Islands, and Cape Verde. Also throughout the Mediterranean except Black Sea. South African species thought to be the same as population in the northeast Atlantic (Ref. 4313).
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Table 1: Present in 34 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 4570
Africa Algeria DZA native 4570
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 4570
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 4570
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 4510
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 94080
Europe Croatia HRV native 4570
Asia Cyprus CYP native 4570
Africa Egypt EGY native 4570
Europe France FRA native 4570
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 4570
Europe Greece GRC native 4570
Asia Israel ISR native 4570
Europe Italy ITA native 4570
Africa Kenya KEN native 31740
Asia Lebanon LBN native 4570
Africa Libya LBY native 4570
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 74541
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 4510
Europe Monaco MCO native 4570
Europe Montenegro MNE native 4570
Africa Morocco MAR native 4570
Europe Portugal PRT native 4570
Africa Senegal SEN native 4537
Europe Slovenia SVN native 4570
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4313
Europe Spain ESP native 4570
Asia Syria SYR native 4570
Africa Tunisia TUN native 4570
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 5204
Africa West Sahara ESH native 4510
Asia Yemen YEM native 28016

Table 2: Possible in 3 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Mozambique MOZ questionable 5213
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP questionable 34088
Asia Thailand THA questionable 37773

Table 4: Reported from 37 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 4570
Africa Algeria DZA native 4570
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 4570
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 4570
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 4510
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 94080
Europe Croatia HRV native 4570
Asia Cyprus CYP native 4570
Africa Egypt EGY native 4570
Europe France FRA native 4570
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 4570
Europe Greece GRC native 4570
Asia Israel ISR native 4570
Europe Italy ITA native 4570
Africa Kenya KEN native 31740
Asia Lebanon LBN native 4570
Africa Libya LBY native 4570
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 74541
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 4510
Europe Monaco MCO native 4570
Europe Montenegro MNE native 4570
Africa Morocco MAR native 4570
Africa Mozambique MOZ questionable 5213
Europe Portugal PRT native 4570
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP questionable 34088
Africa Senegal SEN native 4537
Europe Slovenia SVN native 4570
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4313
Europe Spain ESP native 4570
Asia Syria SYR native 4570
Asia Thailand THA questionable 37773
Africa Tunisia TUN native 4570
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 5204
Africa West Sahara ESH native 4510
Asia Yemen YEM native 28016
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