Astronesthes richardsoni was reported from 25 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 24 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 Atlantic: Mauritania south to Angola; reported from central Namibia (Ref. 27121). Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico and Bahamas area; and across the Atlantic (20°N-10°S). One specimen known from the southwest Atlantic (25°27'S, 35°56'W).
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Table 1: Present in 24 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Angola AGO native 4465
North America Bahamas BHS native 4465
Africa Benin BEN native 4465
Africa Cameroon CMR native 4465
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 27000
Africa Congo COG native 4465
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD native 4465
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ native 4465
Africa Gabon GAB native 4465
Africa Gambia GMB native 4465
Africa Ghana GHA native 4465
Africa Guinea GIN native 4465
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 4465
Africa Ivory coast CIV native 4465
Africa Liberia LBR native 4465
Africa Mauritania MRT native 4465
North America Mexico MEX native 4465
Africa Namibia NAM native 27121
Africa Nigeria NGA native 4465
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP native 4465
Africa Senegal SEN native 4465
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 4465
Africa Togo TGO native 4465

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Canada CAN questionable 58426

Table 4: Reported from 25 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Angola AGO native 4465
North America Bahamas BHS native 4465
Africa Benin BEN native 4465
Africa Cameroon CMR native 4465
North America Canada CAN questionable 58426
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 27000
Africa Congo COG native 4465
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD native 4465
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ native 4465
Africa Gabon GAB native 4465
Africa Gambia GMB native 4465
Africa Ghana GHA native 4465
Africa Guinea GIN native 4465
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 4465
Africa Ivory coast CIV native 4465
Africa Liberia LBR native 4465
Africa Mauritania MRT native 4465
North America Mexico MEX native 4465
Africa Namibia NAM native 27121
Africa Nigeria NGA native 4465
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP native 4465
Africa Senegal SEN native 4465
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 4465
Africa Togo TGO native 4465
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