Hyporthodus nigritus was reported from 18 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 17 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 Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA to the Gulf of Mexico, Cuba, Trinidad, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo (Ref. 47377), Brazil. Rare in the West Indies (Cuba, Haiti, and Trinidad). Reports from the eastern Pacific are apparently misidentifications of Epinephelus exsul.
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Table 1: Present in 17 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Bahamas BHS native 115082
North America Barbados BRB native 115082
North America Belize BLZ native 26340
South America Brazil BRA native 5222
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 115082
South America Colombia COL native 52697
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 115082
North America Haiti HTI native 5222
North America Jamaica JAM native 115082
North America Mexico MEX native 78464
North America Panama PAN native 26340
North America St Lucia LCA native 115082
North America St Vincent Gren. VCT native 115082
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 5222
North America Turks Caicos Is. TCA native 115082
North America USA USA native 5222

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
South America Suriname SUR questionable 13608

Table 4: Reported from 18 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Bahamas BHS native 115082
North America Barbados BRB native 115082
North America Belize BLZ native 26340
South America Brazil BRA native 5222
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 115082
South America Colombia COL native 52697
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 115082
North America Haiti HTI native 5222
North America Jamaica JAM native 115082
North America Mexico MEX native 78464
North America Panama PAN native 26340
North America St Lucia LCA native 115082
North America St Vincent Gren. VCT native 115082
South America Suriname SUR questionable 13608
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 5222
North America Turks Caicos Is. TCA native 115082
North America USA USA native 5222
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