Sparus aurata was reported from 41 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 37 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 3 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 1 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: British Isles, Strait of Gibraltar to Cape Verde and around the Canary Islands; also in the Mediterranean (Ref. 3688). Reported from the Black Sea (Ref. 12781). Reports from New Zealand refer to Pagrus auratus (Foster 1801) (Ref. 5755, 9258).
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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
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 4781
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 3397
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 3688
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 3688
Europe Channel Is. CHA native 4781
Europe Croatia HRV native 4781
Asia Cyprus CYP native 95825
Europe Denmark DNK native 3397
Africa Egypt EGY native 95541
Europe France FRA native 4517
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 3688
Europe Greece GRC native 113897
Europe Ireland IRL native 4781
Asia Israel ISR native 3397
Europe Italy ITA native 4517
Asia Lebanon LBN native 4781
Africa Libya LBY native 3397
Africa Madeira Is. MRA introduced 74541
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 5377
Europe Monaco MCO native 3397
Europe Montenegro MNE native 3397
Africa Morocco MAR native 3397
Europe Portugal PRT native 4517
Europe Romania ROU native 3397
Europe Russia RUS native 3397
Africa Senegal SEN native 3688
Europe Slovenia SVN native 90061
Europe Spain ESP native 3688
Asia Syria SYR native 3397
Africa Tunisia TUN native 3397
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 5204
Europe UK Scotland GBS native 4781
Africa West Sahara ESH native 4781

Table 2: Possible in 3 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS questionable 47997
Asia Jordan JOR questionable 58021
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK questionable 89275

Table 3: Absent from 1 countries/islands (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania New Zealand NZL misidentification 5755

Table 4: Reported from 41 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 3397
Africa Algeria DZA native 3397
Oceania Australia AUS questionable 47997
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 4781
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 3397
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 3688
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 3688
Europe Channel Is. CHA native 4781
Europe Croatia HRV native 4781
Asia Cyprus CYP native 95825
Europe Denmark DNK native 3397
Africa Egypt EGY native 95541
Europe France FRA native 4517
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 3688
Europe Greece GRC native 113897
Europe Ireland IRL native 4781
Asia Israel ISR native 3397
Europe Italy ITA native 4517
Asia Jordan JOR questionable 58021
Asia Lebanon LBN native 4781
Africa Libya LBY native 3397
Africa Madeira Is. MRA introduced 74541
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 5377
Europe Monaco MCO native 3397
Europe Montenegro MNE native 3397
Africa Morocco MAR native 3397
Oceania New Zealand NZL misidentification 5755
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK questionable 89275
Europe Portugal PRT native 4517
Europe Romania ROU native 3397
Europe Russia RUS native 3397
Africa Senegal SEN native 3688
Europe Slovenia SVN native 90061
Europe Spain ESP native 3688
Asia Syria SYR native 3397
Africa Tunisia TUN native 3397
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 5204
Europe UK Scotland GBS native 4781
Africa West Sahara ESH native 4781
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