Taractichthys longipinnis was reported from 27 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 23 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 4 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Iceland and Norway southward to off Pointe Noire, Gulf of Guinea and Namibia; questionably reaching False Bay, South Africa (Ref. 4388). Absent from the Mediterranean (Ref. 4936). Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada and northern Gulf of Mexico to Puerto Rico (Ref. 7251), Bermuda, northern South America to southeastern Brazil (Ref. 82736). Highly migratory species.
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Table 1: Present in 23 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Angola AGO native 3166
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 82736
North America Bermuda BMU native 82736
South America Brazil BRA native 47377
North America Canada CAN native 5951
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 27000
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
Europe Germany DEU native 36252
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 26999
Europe Iceland ISL native 6697
Europe Ireland IRL native 5204
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 82736
Africa Mauritania MRT native 55783
North America Mexico MEX native 78464
Africa Namibia NAM native 27121
Europe Norway NOR native 6697
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 50307
Europe Spain ESP native 39531
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 33407
Europe UK GBR native 5204
South America Uruguay URY native 54736
North America USA USA native 7251

Table 2: Possible in 4 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM questionable 592
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD questionable 89422
Oceania New Zealand NZL questionable 5755
Oceania Samoa WSM questionable 592

Table 4: Reported from 27 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM questionable 592
Africa Angola AGO native 3166
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 82736
North America Bermuda BMU native 82736
South America Brazil BRA native 47377
North America Canada CAN native 5951
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 27000
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
Europe Germany DEU native 36252
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 26999
Europe Iceland ISL native 6697
Europe Ireland IRL native 5204
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD questionable 89422
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 82736
Africa Mauritania MRT native 55783
North America Mexico MEX native 78464
Africa Namibia NAM native 27121
Oceania New Zealand NZL questionable 5755
Europe Norway NOR native 6697
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 50307
Oceania Samoa WSM questionable 592
Europe Spain ESP native 39531
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 33407
Europe UK GBR native 5204
South America Uruguay URY native 54736
North America USA USA native 7251
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

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