Dalatias licha was reported from 49 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 49 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 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: Georges Bank and northern Gulf of Mexico. Eastern Atlantic: Iceland (Ref. 12462), Scotland, and Irish Atlantic slope to Morocco, western Mediterranean, Madeira to Cameroon. Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique and South Africa. Western Pacific: Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. Central Pacific: Hawaii.
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Table 1: Present in 49 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 247
Africa Algeria DZA native 247
Oceania Australia AUS native 6871
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 247
Africa Benin BEN native 247
South America Brazil BRA native 53440
Africa Cameroon CMR native 247
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 6808
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 27000
Asia China CHN native 57879
Africa Cote d'Ivoire CIV native 247
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
Europe Denmark DNK native 247
Oceania Fiji FJI native 85272
Europe France FRA native 247
Africa Gambia GMB native 247
Europe Germany DEU native 247
Africa Ghana GHA native 247
Europe Greece GRC native 247
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Europe Ireland IRL native 247
Europe Italy ITA native 247
Asia Japan JPN native 247
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 89942
Africa Libya LBY native 247
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 247
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 247
Europe Monaco MCO native 247
Africa Morocco MAR native 247
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5578
Europe Netherlands NLD native 247
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 26346
Africa Nigeria NGA native 247
Europe Norway NOR native 247
Europe Portugal PRT native 247
Africa Senegal SEN native 247
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5578
Europe Spain ESP native 247
Asia Taiwan TWN native 5193
Africa Togo TGO native 247
Africa Tunisia TUN native 247
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 247
Europe UK Scotland GBS native 31367
North America USA USA native 247
Africa West Sahara ESH native 247

Table 4: Reported from 49 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 247
Africa Algeria DZA native 247
Oceania Australia AUS native 6871
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 247
Africa Benin BEN native 247
South America Brazil BRA native 53440
Africa Cameroon CMR native 247
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 6808
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 27000
Asia China CHN native 57879
Africa Cote d'Ivoire CIV native 247
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
Europe Denmark DNK native 247
Oceania Fiji FJI native 85272
Europe France FRA native 247
Africa Gambia GMB native 247
Europe Germany DEU native 247
Africa Ghana GHA native 247
Europe Greece GRC native 247
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Europe Ireland IRL native 247
Europe Italy ITA native 247
Asia Japan JPN native 247
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 89942
Africa Libya LBY native 247
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 247
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 247
Europe Monaco MCO native 247
Africa Morocco MAR native 247
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5578
Europe Netherlands NLD native 247
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 26346
Africa Nigeria NGA native 247
Europe Norway NOR native 247
Europe Portugal PRT native 247
Africa Senegal SEN native 247
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5578
Europe Spain ESP native 247
Asia Taiwan TWN native 5193
Africa Togo TGO native 247
Africa Tunisia TUN native 247
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 247
Europe UK Scotland GBS native 31367
North America USA USA native 247
Africa West Sahara ESH native 247
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