Pontinus sierra was reported from 10 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 9 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: Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of California to Panama. Distributional range extends to Peru (Ref. 36715).
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Table 1: Present in 9 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
South America Colombia COL native 36715
North America Costa Rica CRI native 9341
South America Ecuador ECU native 40498
North America El Salvador SLV native 9341
North America Guatemala GTM native 9341
North America Honduras HND native 9341
North America Mexico MEX native 9341
North America Nicaragua NIC native 9341
North America Panama PAN native 9341

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
South America Peru PER questionable 5530

Table 4: Reported from 10 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
South America Colombia COL native 36715
North America Costa Rica CRI native 9341
South America Ecuador ECU native 40498
North America El Salvador SLV native 9341
North America Guatemala GTM native 9341
North America Honduras HND native 9341
North America Mexico MEX native 9341
North America Nicaragua NIC native 9341
North America Panama PAN native 9341
South America Peru PER questionable 5530
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

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