Micromesistius australis was reported from 10 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 10 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: There are 2 disjunct populations. Micromesistius australis australis occurs around the Falkland Islands and Argentine Patagonia in the southwest Atlantic; off Chile in the southeast Pacific; also off South Georgia, South Shetland and South Orkney islands. Micromesistius australis pallidus occurs around the South Island of New Zealand.
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Table 1: Present in 10 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Antarctica Antarctica ATA native 1371
South America Argentina ARG native 1371
South America Chile CHL native 1371
Antarctica Elephant I. ELE native 1371
South America Falkland Is. FLK native 1371
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 5755
Subantarctica S. Georg. Sandw. SGS native 1371
Antarctica South Orkney Is. SOI native 1371
Antarctica South Shetland SSI native 1371
South America Uruguay URY native 54736

Table 4: Reported from 10 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Antarctica Antarctica ATA native 1371
South America Argentina ARG native 1371
South America Chile CHL native 1371
Antarctica Elephant I. ELE native 1371
South America Falkland Is. FLK native 1371
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 5755
Subantarctica S. Georg. Sandw. SGS native 1371
Antarctica South Orkney Is. SOI native 1371
Antarctica South Shetland SSI native 1371
South America Uruguay URY native 54736
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

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