Remora osteochir was reported from 34 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 34 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Warm and temperate seas of all oceans. Western Central Pacific: Guam (Ref. 35721). Eastern Pacific: southern California, USA to Peru (Ref. 2850). Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil (Ref. 7251). Eastern Central Atlantic: Madeira Island (Ref. 74541).
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Table 1: Present in 34 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Algeria DZA native 3397
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
South America Brazil BRA native 7251
Asia China CHN native 47843
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 5193
South America Colombia COL native 2850
North America Costa Rica CRI native 2850
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
South America Ecuador ECU native 2850
North America El Salvador SLV native 2850
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 127348
Europe Greece GRC native 48657
Oceania Guam GUM native 35721
North America Guatemala GTM native 2850
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 583
North America Honduras HND native 2850
Asia India IND native 45255
Europe Italy ITA native 13729
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 74541
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Africa Mauritius MUS native 33390
North America Mexico MEX native 2850
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 5755
North America Nicaragua NIC native 2850
North America Panama PAN native 2850
South America Peru PER native 5530
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 50307
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Africa St Helena SHN native 5288
North America USA USA native 2850
South America Venezuela VEN native 9626

Table 4: Reported from 34 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Algeria DZA native 3397
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
South America Brazil BRA native 7251
Asia China CHN native 47843
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 5193
South America Colombia COL native 2850
North America Costa Rica CRI native 2850
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
South America Ecuador ECU native 2850
North America El Salvador SLV native 2850
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 127348
Europe Greece GRC native 48657
Oceania Guam GUM native 35721
North America Guatemala GTM native 2850
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 583
North America Honduras HND native 2850
Asia India IND native 45255
Europe Italy ITA native 13729
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 74541
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Africa Mauritius MUS native 33390
North America Mexico MEX native 2850
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 5755
North America Nicaragua NIC native 2850
North America Panama PAN native 2850
South America Peru PER native 5530
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 50307
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Africa St Helena SHN native 5288
North America USA USA native 2850
South America Venezuela VEN native 9626
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

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