Thyrsites atun was reported from 15 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 13 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: Southwest Atlantic: Uruguay, Argentina and Tierra del Fuego. Eastern Atlantic: Tristan da Cunha and South Africa. Western Indian Ocean: South Africa and the St. Paul and Amsterdam islands. Eastern Indian Ocean: Tasmania and southern coast of Australia. Southwest Pacific: New Zealand and southern coast of Australia. Southeast Pacific: southern Peru, Chile, and Tierra del Fuego.
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Table 1: Present in 13 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Amsterdam I. AMT native 6181
South America Argentina ARG native 6181
Oceania Australia AUS native 6390
South America Chile CHL native 6181
South America Falkland Is. FLK native 6181
South America Juan Fernández JFI native 33693
Africa Namibia NAM native 36731
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 6181
South America Peru PER native 6181
Africa South Africa ZAF native 6181
Africa St Paul I. SPL native 6181
Africa Tristan da Cunha TRC native 6181
South America Uruguay URY native 6181

Table 2: Possible in 2 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Angola AGO questionable 3166
Africa Mozambique MOZ questionable 5213

Table 4: Reported from 15 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Amsterdam I. AMT native 6181
Africa Angola AGO questionable 3166
South America Argentina ARG native 6181
Oceania Australia AUS native 6390
South America Chile CHL native 6181
South America Falkland Is. FLK native 6181
South America Juan Fernández JFI native 33693
Africa Mozambique MOZ questionable 5213
Africa Namibia NAM native 36731
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 6181
South America Peru PER native 6181
Africa South Africa ZAF native 6181
Africa St Paul I. SPL native 6181
Africa Tristan da Cunha TRC native 6181
South America Uruguay URY native 6181
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

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