Rhinoptera marginata was reported from 28 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 27 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: southern Spain to Senegal, including the Mediterranean.
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Table 1: Present in 27 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 6678
Africa Algeria DZA native 6678
Africa Angola AGO native 3166
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 6678
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 27000
Europe Croatia HRV native 6678
Asia Cyprus CYP native 6678
Africa Egypt EGY native 6678
Europe France FRA native 6678
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 6678
Europe Greece GRC native 6678
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 26999
Asia Israel ISR native 6678
Asia Lebanon LBN native 6678
Africa Libya LBY native 6678
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 5377
Europe Monaco MCO native 6678
Europe Montenegro MNE native 6678
Africa Morocco MAR native 6678
Africa Senegal SEN native 6678
Europe Slovenia SVN native 6678
Europe Spain ESP native 6678
Asia Syria SYR native 6678
Africa Tunisia TUN native 6678
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Africa West Sahara ESH native 6678

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Italy ITA questionable 13729

Table 4: Reported from 28 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 6678
Africa Algeria DZA native 6678
Africa Angola AGO native 3166
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 6678
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 27000
Europe Croatia HRV native 6678
Asia Cyprus CYP native 6678
Africa Egypt EGY native 6678
Europe France FRA native 6678
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 6678
Europe Greece GRC native 6678
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 26999
Asia Israel ISR native 6678
Europe Italy ITA questionable 13729
Asia Lebanon LBN native 6678
Africa Libya LBY native 6678
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 5377
Europe Monaco MCO native 6678
Europe Montenegro MNE native 6678
Africa Morocco MAR native 6678
Africa Senegal SEN native 6678
Europe Slovenia SVN native 6678
Europe Spain ESP native 6678
Asia Syria SYR native 6678
Africa Tunisia TUN native 6678
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Africa West Sahara ESH native 6678
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