Seriola lalandi was reported from 53 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 51 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: Circumglobal in subtropical waters: Series of disjunct populations. Indo-Pacific: South Africa, Walter Shoals, Amsterdam Island, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, Hawaii, Rapa, Pitcairn Island, and Easter Island. Eastern Pacific: British Columbia, Canada to Chile (Ref. 2850), including Desventuradas Is. and Juan Fernández Is. (Ref. 89357). Eastern Atlantic: St. Helena, South Africa (Ref. 7097).
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Table 1: Present in 51 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Amsterdam I. AMT native 3287
Africa Angola AGO native 3166
South America Argentina ARG native 30663
Oceania Australia AUS native 6390
North America Barbados BRB native 27295
South America Brazil BRA native 57756
North America Canada CAN native 11980
South America Chile CHL native 2850
Asia China CHN native 3287
South America Colombia COL native 2850
Africa Comoros COM native 33390
North America Costa Rica CRI native 2850
South America Desventuradas DES native 89357
Oceania Easter I. EAS native 89467
South America Ecuador ECU native 40498
North America El Salvador SLV native 2850
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 4795
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 3287
North America Guatemala GTM native 2850
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
North America Honduras HND native 2850
Asia India IND native 3287
Asia Japan JPN native 27683
South America Juan Fernández JFI native 89357
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 8879
Asia Korea (North) PRK native 3287
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Africa Madagascar MDG native 32000
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 4795
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
North America Mexico MEX native 26550
Africa Namibia NAM native 36731
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11897
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 5755
North America Nicaragua NIC native 13613
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK native 8879
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
North America Panama PAN native 2850
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 3287
South America Peru PER native 2850
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 4917
Africa Réunion REU native 53568
Africa South Africa ZAF native 3197
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 10361
Africa St Helena SHN native 5288
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 3287
Asia Taiwan TWN native 3287
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 4795
South America Uruguay URY native 54736
North America USA USA native 2850

Table 2: Possible in 2 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Mozambique MOZ questionable 5213
Asia Philippines PHL questionable 9894

Table 4: Reported from 53 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Amsterdam I. AMT native 3287
Africa Angola AGO native 3166
South America Argentina ARG native 30663
Oceania Australia AUS native 6390
North America Barbados BRB native 27295
South America Brazil BRA native 57756
North America Canada CAN native 11980
South America Chile CHL native 2850
Asia China CHN native 3287
South America Colombia COL native 2850
Africa Comoros COM native 33390
North America Costa Rica CRI native 2850
South America Desventuradas DES native 89357
Oceania Easter I. EAS native 89467
South America Ecuador ECU native 40498
North America El Salvador SLV native 2850
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 4795
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 3287
North America Guatemala GTM native 2850
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
North America Honduras HND native 2850
Asia India IND native 3287
Asia Japan JPN native 27683
South America Juan Fernández JFI native 89357
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 8879
Asia Korea (North) PRK native 3287
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Africa Madagascar MDG native 32000
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 4795
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
North America Mexico MEX native 26550
Africa Mozambique MOZ questionable 5213
Africa Namibia NAM native 36731
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11897
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 5755
North America Nicaragua NIC native 13613
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK native 8879
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
North America Panama PAN native 2850
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 3287
South America Peru PER native 2850
Asia Philippines PHL questionable 9894
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 4917
Africa Réunion REU native 53568
Africa South Africa ZAF native 3197
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 10361
Africa St Helena SHN native 5288
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 3287
Asia Taiwan TWN native 3287
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 4795
South America Uruguay URY native 54736
North America USA USA native 2850
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