Gymnura micrura was reported from 23 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 8 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 4 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 11 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Southwestern Atlantic: Venezuela, including Trinidad and Tobago, to Brazil (Rio de Janeiro).
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Table 1: Present in 8 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Aruba ABW native 5217
South America Brazil BRA native 7251
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 5217
South America French Guiana GUF native 13608
South America Guyana GUY native 5217
South America Suriname SUR native 26912
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 5217
South America Venezuela VEN native 5217

Table 2: Possible in 4 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
South America Colombia COL questionable 116399
Asia India IND questionable 9918
Africa Mauritania MRT questionable 116399
Asia Thailand THA questionable 116399

Table 3: Absent from 11 countries/islands (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Angola AGO misidentification 116399
Africa Benin BEN misidentification 116399
Africa Cameroon CMR misidentification 116399
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD misidentification 116399
Africa Gambia GMB misidentification 116399
Africa Guinea GIN misidentification 116399
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB misidentification 116399
North America Mexico MEX misidentification 116399
Africa Senegal SEN misidentification 116399
Africa Sierra Leone SLE misidentification 116399
North America USA USA misidentification 116399

Table 4: Reported from 23 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Angola AGO misidentification 116399
North America Aruba ABW native 5217
Africa Benin BEN misidentification 116399
South America Brazil BRA native 7251
Africa Cameroon CMR misidentification 116399
South America Colombia COL questionable 116399
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD misidentification 116399
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 5217
South America French Guiana GUF native 13608
Africa Gambia GMB misidentification 116399
Africa Guinea GIN misidentification 116399
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB misidentification 116399
South America Guyana GUY native 5217
Asia India IND questionable 9918
Africa Mauritania MRT questionable 116399
North America Mexico MEX misidentification 116399
Africa Senegal SEN misidentification 116399
Africa Sierra Leone SLE misidentification 116399
South America Suriname SUR native 26912
Asia Thailand THA questionable 116399
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 5217
North America USA USA misidentification 116399
South America Venezuela VEN native 5217
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

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