Galeus melastomus was reported from 40 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 40 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: Northeast Atlantic: Faeroe Islands and Trondheim, Norway southward to Senegal. Mediterranean Sea.
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Table 1: Present in 40 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 244
Africa Algeria DZA native 244
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 125614
Europe Belgium BEL native 244
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 244
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 6808
Europe Croatia HRV native 244
Asia Cyprus CYP native 244
Europe Denmark DNK native 244
Africa Egypt EGY native 244
Europe Faeroe Is. FRO native 244
Europe France FRA native 244
Africa Gambia GMB native 127904
Europe Germany DEU native 244
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 244
Europe Greece GRC native 244
Europe Ireland IRL native 244
Europe Isle of Man IMN native 9488
Asia Israel ISR native 244
Europe Italy ITA native 244
Asia Lebanon LBN native 244
Africa Libya LBY native 244
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 244
Europe Monaco MCO native 244
Europe Montenegro MNE native 244
Africa Morocco MAR native 244
Europe Netherlands NLD native 244
Europe Norway NOR native 244
Asia Palestine PSE native 127904
Europe Portugal PRT native 244
Africa Senegal SEN native 244
Europe Slovenia SVN native 244
Europe Spain ESP native 244
Europe Sweden SWE native 30402
Asia Syria SYR native 244
Africa Tunisia TUN native 244
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 244
Africa West Sahara ESH native 244

Table 4: Reported from 40 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 244
Africa Algeria DZA native 244
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 125614
Europe Belgium BEL native 244
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 244
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 6808
Europe Croatia HRV native 244
Asia Cyprus CYP native 244
Europe Denmark DNK native 244
Africa Egypt EGY native 244
Europe Faeroe Is. FRO native 244
Europe France FRA native 244
Africa Gambia GMB native 127904
Europe Germany DEU native 244
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 244
Europe Greece GRC native 244
Europe Ireland IRL native 244
Europe Isle of Man IMN native 9488
Asia Israel ISR native 244
Europe Italy ITA native 244
Asia Lebanon LBN native 244
Africa Libya LBY native 244
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 244
Europe Monaco MCO native 244
Europe Montenegro MNE native 244
Africa Morocco MAR native 244
Europe Netherlands NLD native 244
Europe Norway NOR native 244
Asia Palestine PSE native 127904
Europe Portugal PRT native 244
Africa Senegal SEN native 244
Europe Slovenia SVN native 244
Europe Spain ESP native 244
Europe Sweden SWE native 30402
Asia Syria SYR native 244
Africa Tunisia TUN native 244
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 244
Africa West Sahara ESH native 244
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