Scopelengys tristis was reported from 46 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 45 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: Western Indian Ocean: 6°N to 34°S. Probably Somalia (Ref. 30573). Western Pacific. Eastern Pacific: southern California, USA to Chile. Western Atlantic: off Venezuela (Ref. 6690) and Guianas (Ref. 13608). Eastern Atlantic: Morocco to Angola; one record from South Africa (Ref. 6604). South China Sea and East China Sea (Ref.74511).
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Table 1: Present in 45 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Angola AGO native 4481
Africa Benin BEN native 4481
South America Brazil BRA native 80860
Africa Cameroon CMR native 4481
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 4481
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 4481
South America Chile CHL native 9068
Asia China CHN native 44036
South America Colombia COL native 2850
Africa Congo COG native 4481
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD native 4481
North America Costa Rica CRI native 2850
South America Ecuador ECU native 2850
North America El Salvador SLV native 2850
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ native 4481
Europe France FRA native 116450
South America French Guiana GUF native 13608
Africa Gabon GAB native 4481
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 127348
Africa Gambia GMB native 4481
Africa Ghana GHA native 4481
North America Guatemala GTM native 2850
Africa Guinea GIN native 4481
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 4481
North America Honduras HND native 2850
Africa Ivory coast CIV native 4481
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Africa Liberia LBR native 4481
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 4481
Africa Mauritania MRT native 4481
North America Mexico MEX native 2850
Africa Morocco MAR native 4481
North America Nicaragua NIC native 2850
Africa Nigeria NGA native 4481
North America Panama PAN native 2850
South America Peru PER native 45845
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP native 4481
Africa Senegal SEN native 4481
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 4481
Africa South Africa ZAF native 6604
South America Suriname SUR native 13608
Africa Togo TGO native 4481
North America USA USA native 2850
South America Venezuela VEN native 6690
Africa West Sahara ESH native 4481

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia India IND questionable 45255

Table 4: Reported from 46 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Angola AGO native 4481
Africa Benin BEN native 4481
South America Brazil BRA native 80860
Africa Cameroon CMR native 4481
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 4481
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 4481
South America Chile CHL native 9068
Asia China CHN native 44036
South America Colombia COL native 2850
Africa Congo COG native 4481
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD native 4481
North America Costa Rica CRI native 2850
South America Ecuador ECU native 2850
North America El Salvador SLV native 2850
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ native 4481
Europe France FRA native 116450
South America French Guiana GUF native 13608
Africa Gabon GAB native 4481
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 127348
Africa Gambia GMB native 4481
Africa Ghana GHA native 4481
North America Guatemala GTM native 2850
Africa Guinea GIN native 4481
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 4481
North America Honduras HND native 2850
Asia India IND questionable 45255
Africa Ivory coast CIV native 4481
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Africa Liberia LBR native 4481
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 4481
Africa Mauritania MRT native 4481
North America Mexico MEX native 2850
Africa Morocco MAR native 4481
North America Nicaragua NIC native 2850
Africa Nigeria NGA native 4481
North America Panama PAN native 2850
South America Peru PER native 45845
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP native 4481
Africa Senegal SEN native 4481
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 4481
Africa South Africa ZAF native 6604
South America Suriname SUR native 13608
Africa Togo TGO native 4481
North America USA USA native 2850
South America Venezuela VEN native 6690
Africa West Sahara ESH native 4481
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