Decapterus macarellus was reported from 96 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 94 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 2 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Circumglobal. Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada and Bermuda to approximately Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Ref. 57756). Appears to be absent from the Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 9626). Eastern Atlantic: St. Helena, Ascension, Cape Verde, and Gulf of Guinea (Ref. 7097); Azores and Madeira (Ref. 4233). Indian Ocean: Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Seychelles, Mascarenes, South Africa, and Sri Lanka (Ref. 3287). Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California and Revillagigedo Island to Ecuador (Ref. 9283).
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Table 1: Present in 94 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
North America Anguilla AIA native 3277
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 3277
North America Aruba ABW native 5217
Africa Ascension I. ASC native 98447
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 4233
North America Bahamas BHS native 5521
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
North America Barbados BRB native 9761
North America Belize BLZ native 128811
North America Bermuda BMU native 7251
South America Brazil BRA native 57756
North America Canada CAN native 5951
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 7097
Africa Cargados Carajos CRG native 33390
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 3277
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
South America Colombia COL native 5217
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
North America Costa Rica CRI native 3277
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 5217
North America Dominica DMA native 3277
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 26235
South America Ecuador ECU native 9283
Africa Egypt EGY native 3287
Africa Eritrea ERI native 3287
South America French Guiana GUF native 5217
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 4795
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 26352
North America Grenada GRD native 3277
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 3277
Oceania Guam GUM native 35721
North America Guatemala GTM native 3277
South America Guyana GUY native 5217
North America Haiti HTI native 3277
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 28618
North America Honduras HND native 3277
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
North America Jamaica JAM native 3277
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 74541
Asia Malaysia MYS native 27550
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
North America Martinique MTQ native 3277
Africa Mauritius MUS native 33390
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
North America Mexico MEX native 3277
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
North America Montserrat MSR native 3277
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
North America Nicaragua NIC native 3277
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
North America Panama PAN native 3277
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 58652
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 13442
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 559
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP native 34088
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 3287
Africa Seychelles SYC native 3287
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 3197
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 3287
Africa St Helena SHN native 7097
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 3277
North America St Lucia LCA native 3277
North America St Vincent Gren. VCT native 3277
Africa Sudan SDN native 3287
South America Suriname SUR native 5217
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 5193
Africa Tanzania TZA native 2871
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
South America Trind. M.Vaz Is. TRD native 40849
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 5217
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 4795
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
North America USA USA native 7251
South America Venezuela VEN native 9626
North America Virgin Is. (UK) VGB native 3277
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 26180
Asia Yemen YEM native 3287

Table 2: Possible in 2 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe France FRA stray 116450
Africa Mozambique MOZ questionable 5213

Table 4: Reported from 96 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
North America Anguilla AIA native 3277
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 3277
North America Aruba ABW native 5217
Africa Ascension I. ASC native 98447
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 4233
North America Bahamas BHS native 5521
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
North America Barbados BRB native 9761
North America Belize BLZ native 128811
North America Bermuda BMU native 7251
South America Brazil BRA native 57756
North America Canada CAN native 5951
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 7097
Africa Cargados Carajos CRG native 33390
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 3277
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
South America Colombia COL native 5217
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
North America Costa Rica CRI native 3277
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 5217
North America Dominica DMA native 3277
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 26235
South America Ecuador ECU native 9283
Africa Egypt EGY native 3287
Africa Eritrea ERI native 3287
Europe France FRA stray 116450
South America French Guiana GUF native 5217
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 4795
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 26352
North America Grenada GRD native 3277
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 3277
Oceania Guam GUM native 35721
North America Guatemala GTM native 3277
South America Guyana GUY native 5217
North America Haiti HTI native 3277
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 28618
North America Honduras HND native 3277
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
North America Jamaica JAM native 3277
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 74541
Asia Malaysia MYS native 27550
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
North America Martinique MTQ native 3277
Africa Mauritius MUS native 33390
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
North America Mexico MEX native 3277
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
North America Montserrat MSR native 3277
Africa Mozambique MOZ questionable 5213
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
North America Nicaragua NIC native 3277
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
North America Panama PAN native 3277
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 58652
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 13442
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 559
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP native 34088
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 3287
Africa Seychelles SYC native 3287
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 3197
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 3287
Africa St Helena SHN native 7097
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 3277
North America St Lucia LCA native 3277
North America St Vincent Gren. VCT native 3277
Africa Sudan SDN native 3287
South America Suriname SUR native 5217
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 5193
Africa Tanzania TZA native 2871
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
South America Trind. M.Vaz Is. TRD native 40849
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 5217
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 4795
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
North America USA USA native 7251
South America Venezuela VEN native 9626
North America Virgin Is. (UK) VGB native 3277
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 26180
Asia Yemen YEM native 3287
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