Lepidopus caudatus was reported from 42 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 40 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: Eastern Atlantic: France and western Mediterranean to Senegal, including Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands and offshore seamounts; Cape Fria, Namibia to Agulhas Bank, South Africa including northern Walvis Ridge. Southern Indian Ocean: seamounts 30 to 35°S. Southwest Pacific: Australia (New South Wales to southern West Australia) and New Zealand. Southeast Pacific: Peru. A doubtful record from Cape San Lucas, Mexico.
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Table 1: Present in 40 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 6181
Africa Algeria DZA native 6181
Africa Angola AGO native 3166
Oceania Australia AUS native 6181
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 6181
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 6181
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 6181
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 6181
Europe Croatia HRV native 6181
Europe Denmark DNK native 6181
Europe France FRA native 6181
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 6181
Europe Greece GRC native 6181
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Europe Ireland IRL native 6181
Europe Italy ITA native 6181
Africa Libya LBY native 6181
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 6181
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 6181
Europe Monaco MCO native 6181
Europe Montenegro MNE native 6181
Africa Morocco MAR native 6181
Africa Namibia NAM native 36731
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 6181
Europe Norway NOR native 6181
South America Peru PER native 45845
Europe Portugal PRT native 6181
Africa Senegal SEN native 6181
Europe Slovenia SVN native 27929
Africa South Africa ZAF native 6656
Europe Spain ESP native 6181
Europe Sweden SWE native 6181
Asia Syria SYR native 87676
Africa Tunisia TUN native 6181
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 6181
Europe Ukraine UKR native 12307
South America Uruguay URY native 54736
Africa West Sahara ESH native 6181

Table 2: Possible in 2 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia India IND questionable 45255
Oceania New Caledonia NCL questionable 86942

Table 4: Reported from 42 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 6181
Africa Algeria DZA native 6181
Africa Angola AGO native 3166
Oceania Australia AUS native 6181
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 6181
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 6181
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 6181
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 6181
Europe Croatia HRV native 6181
Europe Denmark DNK native 6181
Europe France FRA native 6181
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 6181
Europe Greece GRC native 6181
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Asia India IND questionable 45255
Europe Ireland IRL native 6181
Europe Italy ITA native 6181
Africa Libya LBY native 6181
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 6181
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 6181
Europe Monaco MCO native 6181
Europe Montenegro MNE native 6181
Africa Morocco MAR native 6181
Africa Namibia NAM native 36731
Oceania New Caledonia NCL questionable 86942
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 6181
Europe Norway NOR native 6181
South America Peru PER native 45845
Europe Portugal PRT native 6181
Africa Senegal SEN native 6181
Europe Slovenia SVN native 27929
Africa South Africa ZAF native 6656
Europe Spain ESP native 6181
Europe Sweden SWE native 6181
Asia Syria SYR native 87676
Africa Tunisia TUN native 6181
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 6181
Europe Ukraine UKR native 12307
South America Uruguay URY native 54736
Africa West Sahara ESH native 6181
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