Uraspis helvola was reported from 44 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 39 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 5 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Southeast Atlantic: St. Helena and Ascension islands (Ref. 7097). Western Indian Ocean: southern Red Sea, off Oman and Sri Lanka. Eastern Pacific: Hawaiian and Revillagigedo islands (Ref. 9283). Reported from the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819) and Persian Gulf (Ref. 68964).
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Table 1: Present in 39 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Ascension I. ASC native 98447
Oceania Australia AUS native 37816
Asia Bahrain BHR native 3287
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
South America Ecuador ECU native 40498
Africa Egypt EGY native 3287
Africa Eritrea ERI native 3287
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 4795
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 26352
Oceania Guam GUM native 35721
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Iran IRN native 3287
Asia Iraq IRQ native 3287
Asia Israel ISR native 3287
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Jordan JOR native 3287
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Kuwait KWT native 3287
North America Mexico MEX native 9283
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 37816
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 45255
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 3287
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Asia Philippines PHL native 10558
Asia Qatar QAT native 3287
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 3287
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 125388
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 3287
Africa St Helena SHN native 3287
Africa Sudan SDN native 3287
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 3287
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46893
Asia Yemen YEM native 3287

Table 2: Possible in 5 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia China CHN questionable 57879
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN questionable 47843
Asia Malaysia MYS questionable 27550
Oceania Samoa WSM questionable 37816
Asia Thailand THA questionable 37773

Table 4: Reported from 44 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Ascension I. ASC native 98447
Oceania Australia AUS native 37816
Asia Bahrain BHR native 3287
Asia China CHN questionable 57879
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN questionable 47843
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
South America Ecuador ECU native 40498
Africa Egypt EGY native 3287
Africa Eritrea ERI native 3287
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 4795
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 26352
Oceania Guam GUM native 35721
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Iran IRN native 3287
Asia Iraq IRQ native 3287
Asia Israel ISR native 3287
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Jordan JOR native 3287
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Kuwait KWT native 3287
Asia Malaysia MYS questionable 27550
North America Mexico MEX native 9283
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 37816
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 45255
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 3287
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Asia Philippines PHL native 10558
Asia Qatar QAT native 3287
Oceania Samoa WSM questionable 37816
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 3287
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 125388
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 3287
Africa St Helena SHN native 3287
Africa Sudan SDN native 3287
Asia Thailand THA questionable 37773
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 3287
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46893
Asia Yemen YEM native 3287
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