Dentex angolensis was reported from 19 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 18 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: Eastern Atlantic: Morocco to Angola.
How to read the map
Comments & Corrections


Table 1: Present in 18 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Angola AGO native 5287
Africa Benin BEN native 2715
Africa Cameroon CMR native 2715
Africa Congo COG native 4517
Africa Cote d'Ivoire CIV native 4517
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ native 2715
Africa Gabon GAB native 5516
Africa Gambia GMB native 2715
Africa Ghana GHA native 2715
Africa Guinea GIN native 2683
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 26999
Africa Liberia LBR native 2715
Africa Mauritania MRT native 2715
Africa Morocco MAR native 2715
Africa Nigeria NGA native 2715
Africa Senegal SEN native 4517
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 2715
Africa Togo TGO native 2715

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Malaysia MYS questionable 5756

Table 4: Reported from 19 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Angola AGO native 5287
Africa Benin BEN native 2715
Africa Cameroon CMR native 2715
Africa Congo COG native 4517
Africa Cote d'Ivoire CIV native 4517
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ native 2715
Africa Gabon GAB native 5516
Africa Gambia GMB native 2715
Africa Ghana GHA native 2715
Africa Guinea GIN native 2683
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 26999
Africa Liberia LBR native 2715
Asia Malaysia MYS questionable 5756
Africa Mauritania MRT native 2715
Africa Morocco MAR native 2715
Africa Nigeria NGA native 2715
Africa Senegal SEN native 4517
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 2715
Africa Togo TGO native 2715
Back to Search
Back to Top

The map in this page was supported by BioFresh that has received funding from the
European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

cfm script by eagbayani, 10.05.99 ,  php script by rolavides, 04/02/08 ,  last modified by sortiz, 06.27.17