Tylosurus acus was reported from 46 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 45 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: Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA to Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: off Morocco and the Mediterranean (Ref. 5505).
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Table 1: Present in 45 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Angola AGO native 57228
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 3129
North America Aruba ABW native 5217
Oceania Australia AUS native 78751
North America Bahamas BHS native 5521
North America Barbados BRB native 3129
North America Belize BLZ native 3129
South America Brazil BRA native 7251
South America Colombia COL native 5217
North America Costa Rica CRI native 3129
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 5217
Asia Cyprus CYP native 5505
North America Dominica DMA native 3129
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 26235
Africa Egypt EGY native 5505
Oceania Fiji FJI native 85272
South America French Guiana GUF native 5217
North America Guatemala GTM native 3129
Africa Guinea GIN native 41002
South America Guyana GUY native 5217
North America Haiti HTI native 3129
North America Honduras HND native 3129
Asia Israel ISR native 5505
Europe Italy ITA native 5505
North America Jamaica JAM native 3129
Asia Lebanon LBN native 5505
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
North America Mexico MEX native 3129
Africa Morocco MAR native 5505
North America Nicaragua NIC native 3129
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
North America Panama PAN native 3129
Asia Philippines PHL native 45205
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 50307
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 57228
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 3129
North America St Lucia LCA native 3129
North America St Vincent Gren. VCT native 3129
South America Suriname SUR native 5217
Asia Syria SYR native 5505
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 5217
North America USA USA native 7251
South America Venezuela VEN native 5217
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Turkey TUR questionable 5505

Table 4: Reported from 46 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Angola AGO native 57228
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 3129
North America Aruba ABW native 5217
Oceania Australia AUS native 78751
North America Bahamas BHS native 5521
North America Barbados BRB native 3129
North America Belize BLZ native 3129
South America Brazil BRA native 7251
South America Colombia COL native 5217
North America Costa Rica CRI native 3129
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 5217
Asia Cyprus CYP native 5505
North America Dominica DMA native 3129
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 26235
Africa Egypt EGY native 5505
Oceania Fiji FJI native 85272
South America French Guiana GUF native 5217
North America Guatemala GTM native 3129
Africa Guinea GIN native 41002
South America Guyana GUY native 5217
North America Haiti HTI native 3129
North America Honduras HND native 3129
Asia Israel ISR native 5505
Europe Italy ITA native 5505
North America Jamaica JAM native 3129
Asia Lebanon LBN native 5505
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
North America Mexico MEX native 3129
Africa Morocco MAR native 5505
North America Nicaragua NIC native 3129
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
North America Panama PAN native 3129
Asia Philippines PHL native 45205
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 50307
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 57228
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 3129
North America St Lucia LCA native 3129
North America St Vincent Gren. VCT native 3129
South America Suriname SUR native 5217
Asia Syria SYR native 5505
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 5217
Asia Turkey TUR questionable 5505
North America USA USA native 7251
South America Venezuela VEN native 5217
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534
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