Masturus lanceolatus was reported from 25 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 25 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: Circumglobal: In tropical to subtropical waters.
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Table 1: Present in 25 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 49596
South America Brazil BRA native 36453
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 6952
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 94080
Asia China CHN native 57879
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 12711
North America Cuba CUB native 26340
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 86345
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 74541
Asia Malaysia MYS native 27550
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 5755
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
Asia Philippines PHL native 280
Africa Senegal SEN native 6952
Africa Seychelles SYC native 10685
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4424
North America USA USA native 7251
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46452

Table 4: Reported from 25 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 49596
South America Brazil BRA native 36453
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 6952
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 94080
Asia China CHN native 57879
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 12711
North America Cuba CUB native 26340
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 86345
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 74541
Asia Malaysia MYS native 27550
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 5755
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
Asia Philippines PHL native 280
Africa Senegal SEN native 6952
Africa Seychelles SYC native 10685
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4424
North America USA USA native 7251
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46452
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

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