Scomberesox saurus was reported from 48 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 46 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: Arctic (Ref. 43202). North Atlantic. Eastern Atlantic: Iceland, Norway and Denmark (rarely), along British Isles into Baltic Sea and throughout the Mediterranean, Adriatic and Aegean seas to Morocco. Western Atlantic: Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada to North Carolina, USA and Bermuda (Ref. 7251). Highly migratory species.
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Table 1: Present in 46 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 4645
Africa Algeria DZA native 4645
South America Argentina ARG native 2806
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 6729
North America Bahamas BHS native 6531
Europe Belgium BEL native 4645
North America Bermuda BMU native 7251
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 3397
North America Canada CAN native 5951
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 6729
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 94080
Europe Channel Is. CHA native 6729
Europe Croatia HRV native 3397
Asia Cyprus CYP native 3397
Europe Denmark DNK native 6302
Europe France FRA native 4645
Europe Germany DEU native 4645
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 4645
Europe Greece GRC native 4645
Europe Iceland ISL native 6729
Europe Ireland IRL native 4645
Europe Isle of Man IMN native 9488
Europe Italy ITA native 4645
Africa Libya LBY native 4645
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 6531
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 4645
Europe Montenegro MNE native 4645
Africa Morocco MAR native 4645
Europe Netherlands NLD native 4645
Europe Norway NOR native 4645
Europe Portugal PRT native 4645
Europe Russia RUS native 43202
Europe Slovenia SVN native 3397
Europe Spain ESP native 4645
Europe Sweden SWE native 6729
Asia Syria SYR native 4645
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 4645
Africa Tunisia TUN native 4645
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 4645
Europe UK No Ireld GBN native 6729
Europe UK Scotland GBS native 6729
South America Uruguay URY native 2806
North America USA USA native 7251

Table 2: Possible in 2 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Ascension I. ASC questionable 98447
North America Cuba CUB questionable 54206

Table 4: Reported from 48 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 4645
Africa Algeria DZA native 4645
South America Argentina ARG native 2806
Africa Ascension I. ASC questionable 98447
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 6729
North America Bahamas BHS native 6531
Europe Belgium BEL native 4645
North America Bermuda BMU native 7251
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 3397
North America Canada CAN native 5951
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 6729
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 94080
Europe Channel Is. CHA native 6729
Europe Croatia HRV native 3397
North America Cuba CUB questionable 54206
Asia Cyprus CYP native 3397
Europe Denmark DNK native 6302
Europe France FRA native 4645
Europe Germany DEU native 4645
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 4645
Europe Greece GRC native 4645
Europe Iceland ISL native 6729
Europe Ireland IRL native 4645
Europe Isle of Man IMN native 9488
Europe Italy ITA native 4645
Africa Libya LBY native 4645
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 6531
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 4645
Europe Montenegro MNE native 4645
Africa Morocco MAR native 4645
Europe Netherlands NLD native 4645
Europe Norway NOR native 4645
Europe Portugal PRT native 4645
Europe Russia RUS native 43202
Europe Slovenia SVN native 3397
Europe Spain ESP native 4645
Europe Sweden SWE native 6729
Asia Syria SYR native 4645
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 4645
Africa Tunisia TUN native 4645
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 4645
Europe UK No Ireld GBN native 6729
Europe UK Scotland GBS native 6729
South America Uruguay URY native 2806
North America USA USA native 7251
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