Mobula mobular was reported from 49 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 46 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: Probably circumglobal in warm seas.
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Table 1: Present in 46 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 4442
Africa Algeria DZA native 4442
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 118627
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 4442
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 4442
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 6808
Europe Channel Is. CHA native 4442
Europe Croatia HRV native 4442
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
Asia Cyprus CYP native 4442
Africa Egypt EGY native 4442
Europe France FRA native 4442
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 127348
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 4442
Europe Greece GRC native 4442
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Iraq IRQ native 51878
Europe Ireland IRL native 5204
Asia Israel ISR native 4442
Europe Italy ITA native 4442
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Asia Lebanon LBN native 4442
Africa Libya LBY native 4442
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 4442
Europe Monaco MCO native 4442
Europe Montenegro MNE native 4442
Africa Morocco MAR native 4442
Asia Palestine PSE native 115943
South America Peru PER native 130539
Asia Philippines PHL native 130287
Europe Portugal PRT native 4442
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 68964
Africa Senegal SEN native 4442
Europe Slovenia SVN native 4442
Europe Spain ESP native 4442
Asia Syria SYR native 4442
Africa Tunisia TUN native 4442
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 4442
Europe UK Engld Wal GBE native 4442
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
North America USA USA native 4442
Africa West Sahara ESH native 4442

Table 2: Possible in 3 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Cape Verde CPV questionable 94080
Africa Madeira Is. MRA questionable 74541
Asia Malaysia MYS questionable 27550

Table 4: Reported from 49 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 4442
Africa Algeria DZA native 4442
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 118627
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 4442
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 4442
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 6808
Africa Cape Verde CPV questionable 94080
Europe Channel Is. CHA native 4442
Europe Croatia HRV native 4442
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
Asia Cyprus CYP native 4442
Africa Egypt EGY native 4442
Europe France FRA native 4442
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 127348
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 4442
Europe Greece GRC native 4442
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Iraq IRQ native 51878
Europe Ireland IRL native 5204
Asia Israel ISR native 4442
Europe Italy ITA native 4442
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Asia Lebanon LBN native 4442
Africa Libya LBY native 4442
Africa Madeira Is. MRA questionable 74541
Asia Malaysia MYS questionable 27550
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 4442
Europe Monaco MCO native 4442
Europe Montenegro MNE native 4442
Africa Morocco MAR native 4442
Asia Palestine PSE native 115943
South America Peru PER native 130539
Asia Philippines PHL native 130287
Europe Portugal PRT native 4442
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 68964
Africa Senegal SEN native 4442
Europe Slovenia SVN native 4442
Europe Spain ESP native 4442
Asia Syria SYR native 4442
Africa Tunisia TUN native 4442
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 4442
Europe UK Engld Wal GBE native 4442
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
North America USA USA native 4442
Africa West Sahara ESH native 4442
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