Chaunax pictus was reported from 25 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 20 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 1 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 4 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean.
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Table 1: Present in 20 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Amsterdam I. AMT native 50308
Africa Angola AGO native 5512
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 36129
North America Bahamas BHS native 33606
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 27000
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
Europe France FRA native 36129
South America French Guiana GUF native 13608
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 26999
North America Jamaica JAM native 27228
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 33606
Africa Morocco MAR native 36129
Africa Namibia NAM native 27121
Europe Portugal PRT native 36129
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 4115
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4115
Europe Spain ESP native 36129
Africa St Paul I. SPL native 50308
South America Suriname SUR native 13608
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 33407

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Algeria DZA stray 26342

Table 3: Absent from 4 country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia India IND misidentification 94130
Asia Maldives MDV misidentification 94130
Oceania New Zealand NZL misidentification 93086
Africa Tanzania TZA misidentification 94130

Table 4: Reported from 25 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Algeria DZA stray 26342
Africa Amsterdam I. AMT native 50308
Africa Angola AGO native 5512
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 36129
North America Bahamas BHS native 33606
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 27000
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
Europe France FRA native 36129
South America French Guiana GUF native 13608
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 26999
Asia India IND misidentification 94130
North America Jamaica JAM native 27228
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 33606
Asia Maldives MDV misidentification 94130
Africa Morocco MAR native 36129
Africa Namibia NAM native 27121
Oceania New Zealand NZL misidentification 93086
Europe Portugal PRT native 36129
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 4115
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4115
Europe Spain ESP native 36129
Africa St Paul I. SPL native 50308
South America Suriname SUR native 13608
Africa Tanzania TZA misidentification 94130
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 33407
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