Sparisoma cretense was reported from 22 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 20 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 2 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: Portugal, Azores and Madeira south to the Canary Islands and Senegal. Mediterranean Sea: more common in the eastern and southern coasts.
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Table 1: Present in 20 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Algeria DZA native 56488
Africa Angola AGO native 3166
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 7360
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 7360
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 94080
Asia Cyprus CYP native 88082
Africa Egypt EGY native 95541
Europe Greece GRC native 48657
Europe Italy ITA native 3397
Asia Lebanon LBN native 6761
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 74541
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 7360
Africa Morocco MAR native 7360
Europe Portugal PRT native 7360
Africa Senegal SEN native 7360
Europe Spain ESP native 3397
Asia Syria SYR native 87676
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Africa West Sahara ESH native 7360

Table 2: Possible in 2 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe France FRA stray
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP questionable 34088

Table 4: Reported from 22 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Algeria DZA native 56488
Africa Angola AGO native 3166
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 7360
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 7360
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 94080
Asia Cyprus CYP native 88082
Africa Egypt EGY native 95541
Europe France FRA stray
Europe Greece GRC native 48657
Europe Italy ITA native 3397
Asia Lebanon LBN native 6761
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 74541
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 7360
Africa Morocco MAR native 7360
Europe Portugal PRT native 7360
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP questionable 34088
Africa Senegal SEN native 7360
Europe Spain ESP native 3397
Asia Syria SYR native 87676
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Africa West Sahara ESH native 7360
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

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