Cephaloscyllium sufflans was reported from 6 countries/islands


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

Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique and Natal, South Africa (Ref. 244). Records from the Gulf of Aden are doubtful. Nominal records from Viet Nam were based on an undescribed species often called Cephaloscyllium umbratile which was not even that species.
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Table 1: Present in 3 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Comoros COM native 58472
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5578
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5578

Table 2: Possible in 3 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia India IND questionable 95495
Africa Kenya KEN questionable 5510
Africa Somalia SOM questionable 30573

Table 4: Reported from 6 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Comoros COM native 58472
Asia India IND questionable 95495
Africa Kenya KEN questionable 5510
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5578
Africa Somalia SOM questionable 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5578
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