Epinephelus itajara 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: Western Atlantic: Florida, USA to southern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Congo (reported as Epinephelus esonue, Ref. 2739, 6809); rare in Canary Islands (Ref. 6808). Eastern Pacific (Gulf of California to Peru) species refers to Epinephelus quinquefasciatus. Discrete populations of E. itajara exist in the western Atlantic (Ref. 89627).
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Table 1: Present in 56 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Anguilla AIA native 5222
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 5222
North America Aruba ABW native 5222
Africa Ascension I. ASC native 98447
North America Bahamas BHS native 5521
North America Barbados BRB native 5222
North America Belize BLZ native 5222
Africa Benin BEN native 5222
South America Brazil BRA native 57756
Africa Cameroon CMR native 5222
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 5222
South America Colombia COL native 5222
Africa Congo COG native 5222
North America Costa Rica CRI native 3708
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 5222
North America Dominica DMA native 5222
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 3708
North America El Salvador SLV native 5222
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ native 5222
South America French Guiana GUF native 5222
Africa Gabon GAB native 5222
Africa Gambia GMB native 5222
Africa Ghana GHA native 5222
North America Grenada GRD native 5222
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 5222
North America Guatemala GTM native 5222
Africa Guinea GIN native 5222
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 5222
South America Guyana GUY native 5222
North America Haiti HTI native 3708
North America Honduras HND native 5222
Africa Ivory coast CIV native 5222
North America Jamaica JAM native 3708
Africa Liberia LBR native 5222
North America Martinique MTQ native 5222
North America Mexico MEX native 5222
North America Montserrat MSR native 5222
North America Neth Antilles ANT native 5222
North America Nicaragua NIC native 5222
Africa Nigeria NGA native 5222
North America Panama PAN native 5222
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 50307
Africa Senegal SEN native 5222
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 5222
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 5222
North America St Lucia LCA native 5222
North America St Vincent Gren. VCT native 5222
South America Suriname SUR native 5222
Africa Togo TGO native 5222
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 5222
North America Turks Caicos Is. TCA native 5222
North America USA USA native 5222
South America Venezuela VEN native 5222
North America Virgin Is. (UK) VGB native 5222
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 5222

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Bermuda BMU questionable 9710

Table 4: Reported from 57 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Anguilla AIA native 5222
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 5222
North America Aruba ABW native 5222
Africa Ascension I. ASC native 98447
North America Bahamas BHS native 5521
North America Barbados BRB native 5222
North America Belize BLZ native 5222
Africa Benin BEN native 5222
North America Bermuda BMU questionable 9710
South America Brazil BRA native 57756
Africa Cameroon CMR native 5222
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 5222
South America Colombia COL native 5222
Africa Congo COG native 5222
North America Costa Rica CRI native 3708
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 5222
North America Dominica DMA native 5222
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 3708
North America El Salvador SLV native 5222
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ native 5222
South America French Guiana GUF native 5222
Africa Gabon GAB native 5222
Africa Gambia GMB native 5222
Africa Ghana GHA native 5222
North America Grenada GRD native 5222
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 5222
North America Guatemala GTM native 5222
Africa Guinea GIN native 5222
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 5222
South America Guyana GUY native 5222
North America Haiti HTI native 3708
North America Honduras HND native 5222
Africa Ivory coast CIV native 5222
North America Jamaica JAM native 3708
Africa Liberia LBR native 5222
North America Martinique MTQ native 5222
North America Mexico MEX native 5222
North America Montserrat MSR native 5222
North America Neth Antilles ANT native 5222
North America Nicaragua NIC native 5222
Africa Nigeria NGA native 5222
North America Panama PAN native 5222
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 50307
Africa Senegal SEN native 5222
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 5222
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 5222
North America St Lucia LCA native 5222
North America St Vincent Gren. VCT native 5222
South America Suriname SUR native 5222
Africa Togo TGO native 5222
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 5222
North America Turks Caicos Is. TCA native 5222
North America USA USA native 5222
South America Venezuela VEN native 5222
North America Virgin Is. (UK) VGB native 5222
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 5222
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