Regalecus glesne was reported from 57 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 56 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 1 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Atlantic Ocean: widely distributed, including the Mediterranean (Ref. 231). Indo-Pacific. Eastern Pacific: Topanga Beach in southern California, USA to Chile (Ref. 2850).
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Table 1: Present in 56 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 3397
Africa Algeria DZA native 82511
Africa Angola AGO native 4507
South America Argentina ARG native 85876
Oceania Australia AUS native 9563
Africa Benin BEN native 4507
North America Bermuda BMU native 7251
Africa Cameroon CMR native 4507
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 27000
South America Chile CHL native 2850
South America Colombia COL native 2850
Africa Congo COG native 4507
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD native 4507
North America Costa Rica CRI native 2850
North America Cuba CUB native 94489
Europe Denmark DNK native 6302
South America Ecuador ECU native 2850
North America El Salvador SLV native 2850
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ native 4507
Oceania Fiji FJI native 85272
Europe France FRA native 3397
Africa Gabon GAB native 4507
Africa Gambia GMB native 4507
Africa Ghana GHA native 4507
Europe Greece GRC native 3397
North America Guatemala GTM native 2850
Africa Guinea GIN native 4507
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 4507
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 583
North America Honduras HND native 2850
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Europe Italy ITA native 3397
Africa Ivory coast CIV native 4507
Africa Liberia LBR native 4507
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 4507
North America Mexico MEX native 2850
Africa Morocco MAR native 4507
Africa Namibia NAM native 27121
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 5755
North America Nicaragua NIC native 2850
Africa Nigeria NGA native 4507
Europe Norway NOR native 6738
North America Panama PAN native 2850
South America Peru PER native 2850
Europe Portugal PRT native 6738
Africa Senegal SEN native 4507
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 4507
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Europe Spain ESP native 3397
Europe Sweden SWE native 30402
Africa Togo TGO native 4507
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 5204
North America USA USA native 2850
Africa West Sahara ESH native 4507

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia China CHN questionable 57879

Table 4: Reported from 57 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 3397
Africa Algeria DZA native 82511
Africa Angola AGO native 4507
South America Argentina ARG native 85876
Oceania Australia AUS native 9563
Africa Benin BEN native 4507
North America Bermuda BMU native 7251
Africa Cameroon CMR native 4507
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 27000
South America Chile CHL native 2850
Asia China CHN questionable 57879
South America Colombia COL native 2850
Africa Congo COG native 4507
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD native 4507
North America Costa Rica CRI native 2850
North America Cuba CUB native 94489
Europe Denmark DNK native 6302
South America Ecuador ECU native 2850
North America El Salvador SLV native 2850
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ native 4507
Oceania Fiji FJI native 85272
Europe France FRA native 3397
Africa Gabon GAB native 4507
Africa Gambia GMB native 4507
Africa Ghana GHA native 4507
Europe Greece GRC native 3397
North America Guatemala GTM native 2850
Africa Guinea GIN native 4507
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 4507
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 583
North America Honduras HND native 2850
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Europe Italy ITA native 3397
Africa Ivory coast CIV native 4507
Africa Liberia LBR native 4507
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 4507
North America Mexico MEX native 2850
Africa Morocco MAR native 4507
Africa Namibia NAM native 27121
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 5755
North America Nicaragua NIC native 2850
Africa Nigeria NGA native 4507
Europe Norway NOR native 6738
North America Panama PAN native 2850
South America Peru PER native 2850
Europe Portugal PRT native 6738
Africa Senegal SEN native 4507
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 4507
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Europe Spain ESP native 3397
Europe Sweden SWE native 30402
Africa Togo TGO native 4507
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 5204
North America USA USA native 2850
Africa West Sahara ESH native 4507
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