Remora brachyptera was reported from 33 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 32 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: Circumglobal in tropical and warm temperate seas.
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Table 1: Present in 32 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 83428
Africa Algeria DZA native 3397
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
South America Brazil BRA native 7251
North America Canada CAN native 5951
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 27000
South America Chile CHL native 33693
Asia China CHN native 47843
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 5193
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
South America Ecuador ECU native 40498
Africa Egypt EGY native 120578
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 26352
Europe Greece GRC native 113897
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 583
Europe Italy ITA native 13729
Asia Japan JPN native 559
South America Juan Fernández JFI native 33693
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 74541
Africa Mauritius MUS native 33390
North America Mexico MEX native 78464
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5285
Africa Namibia NAM native 27121
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 5755
North America Nicaragua NIC native 27794
South America Peru PER native 5530
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 51183
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP native 34088
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4389
North America USA USA native 2850
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 12846

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe France FRA stray 116450

Table 4: Reported from 33 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 83428
Africa Algeria DZA native 3397
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
South America Brazil BRA native 7251
North America Canada CAN native 5951
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 27000
South America Chile CHL native 33693
Asia China CHN native 47843
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 5193
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
South America Ecuador ECU native 40498
Africa Egypt EGY native 120578
Europe France FRA stray 116450
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 26352
Europe Greece GRC native 113897
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 583
Europe Italy ITA native 13729
Asia Japan JPN native 559
South America Juan Fernández JFI native 33693
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 74541
Africa Mauritius MUS native 33390
North America Mexico MEX native 78464
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5285
Africa Namibia NAM native 27121
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 5755
North America Nicaragua NIC native 27794
South America Peru PER native 5530
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 51183
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP native 34088
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4389
North America USA USA native 2850
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 12846
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