Dasyatis chrysonota was reported from 9 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 8 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 1 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: central Angola to at least St. Lucia, Natal, South Africa, possibly extending to Mozambique. Reported from the Comoros, Reunion and Madagascar (Ref. 33390).
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Table 1: Present in 8 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Angola AGO native 11228
Africa Comoros COM native 33390
Asia Israel ISR introduced 74471
Africa Madagascar MDG native 33390
Africa Namibia NAM native 36731
Africa Reunion I. REU native 33390
Africa South Africa ZAF native 11228
Africa Tunisia TUN introduced 74471

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Mauritania MRT questionable 55783

Table 4: Reported from 9 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Angola AGO native 11228
Africa Comoros COM native 33390
Asia Israel ISR introduced 74471
Africa Madagascar MDG native 33390
Africa Mauritania MRT questionable 55783
Africa Namibia NAM native 36731
Africa Reunion I. REU native 33390
Africa South Africa ZAF native 11228
Africa Tunisia TUN introduced 74471
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