Aphanopus carbo was reported from 22 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 17 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 5 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: North Atlantic: on both sides and at underwater rises from Denmark Strait to Cape Verde.
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Table 1: Present in 17 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 6181
North America Canada CAN native 58426
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 108733
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 27000
Europe Denmark DNK native 108733
Europe Faeroe Is. FRO native 6181
Europe France FRA native 6181
North America Greenland GRL native 6181
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Europe Ireland IRL native 6181
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 6181
Africa Morocco MAR native 40643
Europe Norway NOR native 6768
Europe Portugal PRT native 6181
Europe Spain ESP native 6181
Europe UK GBR native 6181
North America USA USA native 6181

Table 2: Possible in 5 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Angola AGO questionable 3166
South America Brazil BRA questionable 80860
South America Chile CHL questionable 9068
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB questionable 26999
Oceania New Caledonia NCL questionable 86942

Table 4: Reported from 22 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Angola AGO questionable 3166
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 6181
South America Brazil BRA questionable 80860
North America Canada CAN native 58426
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 108733
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 27000
South America Chile CHL questionable 9068
Europe Denmark DNK native 108733
Europe Faeroe Is. FRO native 6181
Europe France FRA native 6181
North America Greenland GRL native 6181
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB questionable 26999
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Europe Ireland IRL native 6181
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 6181
Africa Morocco MAR native 40643
Oceania New Caledonia NCL questionable 86942
Europe Norway NOR native 6768
Europe Portugal PRT native 6181
Europe Spain ESP native 6181
Europe UK GBR native 6181
North America USA USA native 6181
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

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