Diretmichthys parini was reported from 24 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 23 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: Broadly distributed tropical and temperate species (Ref. 9927). Eastern Atlantic: off Morocco to Sierra Leone and from Angola to South Africa. Western Atlantic: Caribbean Sea (Ref. 6744); reported from Guianas (Ref. 13608). Western Indian Ocean: at about 38°S. Western Pacific: off Japan, China Sea, Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819), off Victoria, Australia (Ref. 6536) and New Zealand (Ref. 5755). Including west of Ireland, Flemish Cap, and Gulf of Maine (Moore, pers. comm.).
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Table 1: Present in 23 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Amsterdam I. AMT native 50308
Africa Angola AGO native 6536
Oceania Australia AUS native 6536
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 27000
South America French Guiana GUF native 13608
Africa Gambia GMB native 6536
Africa Guinea GIN native 6536
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 6536
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 6744
Africa Mauritania MRT native 6536
Africa Morocco MAR native 6744
Africa Namibia NAM native 36731
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 5755
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
Africa Senegal SEN native 6536
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 6536
Africa South Africa ZAF native 6536
Europe Spain ESP native 86578
Africa St Paul I. SPL native 50308
South America Suriname SUR native 13608
Africa West Sahara ESH native 6536

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Iceland ISL questionable 12462

Table 4: Reported from 24 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Amsterdam I. AMT native 50308
Africa Angola AGO native 6536
Oceania Australia AUS native 6536
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 27000
South America French Guiana GUF native 13608
Africa Gambia GMB native 6536
Africa Guinea GIN native 6536
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 6536
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
Europe Iceland ISL questionable 12462
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 6744
Africa Mauritania MRT native 6536
Africa Morocco MAR native 6744
Africa Namibia NAM native 36731
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 5755
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
Africa Senegal SEN native 6536
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 6536
Africa South Africa ZAF native 6536
Europe Spain ESP native 86578
Africa St Paul I. SPL native 50308
South America Suriname SUR native 13608
Africa West Sahara ESH native 6536
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