Thunnus thynnus was reported from 99 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 94 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 5 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Western Atlantic: Labrador and Newfoundland to Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea to Venezuela and Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Lofoten Islands off Norway to Canary Islands, including the Mediterranean and the southern part of the Black Sea (Ref. 6769). Reported from Mauritania (Ref. 5377). There is a subpopulation off South Africa. Highly migratory species, Annex I of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea (Ref. 26139).
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Table 1: Present in 94 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 168
Africa Algeria DZA native 168
North America Anguilla AIA native 168
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 168
South America Argentina ARG native 2806
North America Aruba ABW native 168
Africa Ascension I. ASC native 98447
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 168
North America Bahamas BHS native 168
North America Barbados BRB native 168
Europe Belgium BEL native 168
North America Belize BLZ native 168
North America Bermuda BMU native 168
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 168
South America Brazil BRA native 168
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 168
North America Canada CAN native 5951
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 168
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 94080
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 168
Europe Channel Is. CHA native 168
South America Colombia COL native 168
North America Costa Rica CRI native 168
Europe Croatia HRV native 168
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 168
Asia Cyprus CYP native 168
Europe Denmark DNK native 168
North America Dominica DMA native 168
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 168
Africa Egypt EGY native 168
Europe France FRA native 168
South America French Guiana GUF native 168
Asia Georgia GEO native 168
Europe Germany DEU native 168
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 168
Europe Greece GRC native 168
North America Grenada GRD native 168
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 168
North America Guatemala GTM native 168
South America Guyana GUY native 168
North America Haiti HTI native 168
North America Honduras HND native 168
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Europe Ireland IRL native 168
Europe Isle of Man IMN native 168
Asia Israel ISR native 168
Europe Italy ITA native 168
North America Jamaica JAM native 168
Europe Latvia LVA native 168
Asia Lebanon LBN native 168
Africa Libya LBY native 168
Europe Lithuania LTU native 168
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 168
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
North America Martinique MTQ native 168
Africa Mauritania MRT native 5377
North America Mexico MEX native 168
Europe Monaco MCO native 168
Europe Montenegro MNE native 168
North America Montserrat MSR native 168
Africa Morocco MAR native 168
North America Neth Antilles ANT native 168
Europe Netherlands NLD native 168
North America Nicaragua NIC native 168
Europe Norway NOR native 168
North America Panama PAN native 168
Europe Poland POL native 168
Europe Portugal PRT native 168
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 168
Europe Romania ROU native 168
Europe Slovenia SVN native 168
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5313
Europe Spain ESP native 168
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 168
North America St Lucia LCA native 168
North America St Vincent Gren. VCT native 168
South America Suriname SUR native 168
Europe Sweden SWE native 168
Asia Syria SYR native 168
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 168
Africa Tunisia TUN native 168
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
North America Turks Caicos Is. TCA native 168
Europe UK GBR native 168
Europe UK Engld Wal GBE native 168
Europe UK No Ireld GBN native 168
Europe UK Scotland GBS native 168
Europe Ukraine UKR native 168
South America Uruguay URY native 54736
North America USA USA native 168
South America Venezuela VEN native 168
North America Virgin Is. (UK) VGB native 168
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 168

Table 2: Possible in 5 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia China CHN questionable 57879
Europe Estonia EST questionable 168
Asia Korea (South) KOR questionable 77001
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW questionable 26066
Asia Taiwan TWN questionable 12711

Table 4: Reported from 99 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 168
Africa Algeria DZA native 168
North America Anguilla AIA native 168
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 168
South America Argentina ARG native 2806
North America Aruba ABW native 168
Africa Ascension I. ASC native 98447
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 168
North America Bahamas BHS native 168
North America Barbados BRB native 168
Europe Belgium BEL native 168
North America Belize BLZ native 168
North America Bermuda BMU native 168
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 168
South America Brazil BRA native 168
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 168
North America Canada CAN native 5951
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 168
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 94080
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 168
Europe Channel Is. CHA native 168
Asia China CHN questionable 57879
South America Colombia COL native 168
North America Costa Rica CRI native 168
Europe Croatia HRV native 168
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 168
Asia Cyprus CYP native 168
Europe Denmark DNK native 168
North America Dominica DMA native 168
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 168
Africa Egypt EGY native 168
Europe Estonia EST questionable 168
Europe France FRA native 168
South America French Guiana GUF native 168
Asia Georgia GEO native 168
Europe Germany DEU native 168
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 168
Europe Greece GRC native 168
North America Grenada GRD native 168
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 168
North America Guatemala GTM native 168
South America Guyana GUY native 168
North America Haiti HTI native 168
North America Honduras HND native 168
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Europe Ireland IRL native 168
Europe Isle of Man IMN native 168
Asia Israel ISR native 168
Europe Italy ITA native 168
North America Jamaica JAM native 168
Asia Korea (South) KOR questionable 77001
Europe Latvia LVA native 168
Asia Lebanon LBN native 168
Africa Libya LBY native 168
Europe Lithuania LTU native 168
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 168
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
North America Martinique MTQ native 168
Africa Mauritania MRT native 5377
North America Mexico MEX native 168
Europe Monaco MCO native 168
Europe Montenegro MNE native 168
North America Montserrat MSR native 168
Africa Morocco MAR native 168
North America Neth Antilles ANT native 168
Europe Netherlands NLD native 168
North America Nicaragua NIC native 168
Europe Norway NOR native 168
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW questionable 26066
North America Panama PAN native 168
Europe Poland POL native 168
Europe Portugal PRT native 168
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 168
Europe Romania ROU native 168
Europe Slovenia SVN native 168
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5313
Europe Spain ESP native 168
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 168
North America St Lucia LCA native 168
North America St Vincent Gren. VCT native 168
South America Suriname SUR native 168
Europe Sweden SWE native 168
Asia Syria SYR native 168
Asia Taiwan TWN questionable 12711
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 168
Africa Tunisia TUN native 168
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
North America Turks Caicos Is. TCA native 168
Europe UK GBR native 168
Europe UK Engld Wal GBE native 168
Europe UK No Ireld GBN native 168
Europe UK Scotland GBS native 168
Europe Ukraine UKR native 168
South America Uruguay URY native 54736
North America USA USA native 168
South America Venezuela VEN native 168
North America Virgin Is. (UK) VGB native 168
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 168
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