Hymenocephalus aterrimus was reported from 6 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 6 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: Widespread but patchy and discontinuous. Atlantic: Caribbean and continental slope of northern South America. Pacific: off subtropical western and eastern Australia, several islands in the southern Pacific (New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Wallis & Futuna, Marquesas Islands), and off Hawaii. Not recorded from eastern Atlantic nor Indian Ocean.
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Table 1: Present in 6 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 98298
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 98298
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 98298

Table 4: Reported from 6 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 98298
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 98298
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 98298
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

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