Brama dussumieri was reported from 30 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 29 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: Circumtropical. Western Indian Ocean: East Africa to India, between the Equator and 10°S, Mozambique Channel, Seychelles, and Madagascar. Eastern Indian Ocean: Indonesia (Ref. 5978) and Western Australia (Ref. 49596). Western Atlantic: Florida and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to Brazil (Ref. 7251). Eastern Atlantic: 20°N to 20°S (Ref. 4936). Eastern Pacific: Guatemala to Peru (Ref. 9282) and Chile (Ref. 27363).
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Table 1: Present in 29 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 49596
South America Brazil BRA native 7251
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
South America Chile CHL native 27363
North America Clipperton I. CLI native 9282
South America Cocos I. (C.R.) CCC native 9282
South America Colombia COL native 9282
North America Costa Rica CRI native 9282
South America Ecuador ECU native 9282
North America El Salvador SLV native 9282
Oceania Fiji FJI native 85272
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 26352
North America Guatemala GTM native 9282
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
North America Honduras HND native 9282
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Africa Madagascar MDG native 3326
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
North America Mexico MEX native 78464
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
North America Nicaragua NIC native 9282
North America Panama PAN native 9282
South America Peru PER native 9282
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 50307
Africa Seychelles SYC native 3326
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
North America USA USA native 7251

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Namibia NAM questionable 27121

Table 4: Reported from 30 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 49596
South America Brazil BRA native 7251
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
South America Chile CHL native 27363
North America Clipperton I. CLI native 9282
South America Cocos I. (C.R.) CCC native 9282
South America Colombia COL native 9282
North America Costa Rica CRI native 9282
South America Ecuador ECU native 9282
North America El Salvador SLV native 9282
Oceania Fiji FJI native 85272
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 26352
North America Guatemala GTM native 9282
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
North America Honduras HND native 9282
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Africa Madagascar MDG native 3326
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
North America Mexico MEX native 78464
Africa Namibia NAM questionable 27121
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
North America Nicaragua NIC native 9282
North America Panama PAN native 9282
South America Peru PER native 9282
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 50307
Africa Seychelles SYC native 3326
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
North America USA USA native 7251
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