Lutjanus synagris was reported from 41 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 41 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda (Anderson, pers. comm.) and North Carolina, USA to southeastern Brazil, including Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea (Ref. 9626). Most abundant around the Antilles, on the Campeche Bank, off Panama and the northern coast of South America. Lutjanus ambiguus (Poey, 1860), an intergeneric hybrid with Ocyurus chrysurus (Bloch) as demonstrated by Loftus (1992: Ref. 33006), followed by McEachran &. Fechhelm (2005: Ref. 78464).
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Table 1: Present in 41 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Anguilla AIA native 55
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 55
North America Aruba ABW native 55
North America Bahamas BHS native 5521
North America Barbados BRB native 55
North America Belize BLZ native 128694
North America Bermuda BMU native 13442
South America Brazil BRA native 57756
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 55
South America Colombia COL native 55
North America Costa Rica CRI native 55
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 55
North America Dominica DMA native 55
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 55
South America French Guiana GUF native 13608
North America Grenada GRD native 55
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 55
North America Guatemala GTM native 55
South America Guyana GUY native 26819
North America Haiti HTI native 55
North America Honduras HND native 55
North America Jamaica JAM native 27286
North America Martinique MTQ native 26252
North America Mexico MEX native 55
North America Montserrat MSR native 55
North America Neth Antilles ANT native 55
North America Nicaragua NIC native 55
North America Panama PAN native 55
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 55
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 55
North America St Lucia LCA native 55
North America St Vincent Gren. VCT native 55
South America Suriname SUR native 55
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 55
North America Turks Caicos Is. TCA native 55
South America Uruguay URY native 54736
North America USA USA native 55
South America Venezuela VEN native 55
North America Virgin Is. (UK) VGB native 55
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 26180

Table 4: Reported from 41 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Anguilla AIA native 55
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 55
North America Aruba ABW native 55
North America Bahamas BHS native 5521
North America Barbados BRB native 55
North America Belize BLZ native 128694
North America Bermuda BMU native 13442
South America Brazil BRA native 57756
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 55
South America Colombia COL native 55
North America Costa Rica CRI native 55
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 55
North America Dominica DMA native 55
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 55
South America French Guiana GUF native 13608
North America Grenada GRD native 55
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 55
North America Guatemala GTM native 55
South America Guyana GUY native 26819
North America Haiti HTI native 55
North America Honduras HND native 55
North America Jamaica JAM native 27286
North America Martinique MTQ native 26252
North America Mexico MEX native 55
North America Montserrat MSR native 55
North America Neth Antilles ANT native 55
North America Nicaragua NIC native 55
North America Panama PAN native 55
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 55
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 55
North America St Lucia LCA native 55
North America St Vincent Gren. VCT native 55
South America Suriname SUR native 55
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 55
North America Turks Caicos Is. TCA native 55
South America Uruguay URY native 54736
North America USA USA native 55
South America Venezuela VEN native 55
North America Virgin Is. (UK) VGB native 55
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 26180
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