Ruvettus pretiosus was reported from 126 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 126 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: Circumtropical and temperate seas of the world.
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Table 1: Present in 126 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 6181
Africa Algeria DZA native 6181
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Africa Angola AGO native 3166
North America Anguilla AIA native 6181
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 6181
South America Argentina ARG native 86339
North America Aruba ABW native 6181
Africa Ascension I. ASC native 98447
Oceania Australia AUS native 6181
North America Bahamas BHS native 6181
Africa Benin BEN native 6181
North America Bermuda BMU native 6181
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 6181
South America Brazil BRA native 36453
Africa Cameroon CMR native 6181
North America Canada CAN native 5951
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 6181
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 6181
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 6181
South America Chile CHL native 6181
Asia China CHN native 47843
South America Colombia COL native 5217
Africa Comoros COM native 6181
Africa Congo COG native 6181
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD native 6181
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 6181
North America Costa Rica CRI native 6181
Europe Croatia HRV native 6181
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 6181
Asia Cyprus CYP native 95825
North America Dominica DMA native 6181
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 6181
Oceania Easter I. EAS native 6181
South America Ecuador ECU native 40498
North America El Salvador SLV native 9302
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ native 6181
Oceania Fiji FJI native 12596
Europe France FRA native 6181
South America French Guiana GUF native 13608
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 6181
Africa Gabon GAB native 6181
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 94512
Africa Gambia GMB native 6181
Africa Ghana GHA native 6181
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 6181
Europe Greece GRC native 6181
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 6181
Oceania Guam GUM native 6181
Africa Guinea GIN native 6181
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 6181
South America Guyana GUY native 5217
North America Haiti HTI native 6181
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 6181
North America Honduras HND native 9302
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 6181
Europe Ireland IRL native 6181
Europe Italy ITA native 6181
Africa Ivory coast CIV native 6181
North America Jamaica JAM native 6181
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 106682
Africa Liberia LBR native 6181
Africa Libya LBY native 6181
Africa Madagascar MDG native 6181
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 6181
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 6181
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
North America Mexico MEX native 6181
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 6181
Oceania Midway Is. MID native 6181
Europe Monaco MCO native 6181
Europe Montenegro MNE native 6181
North America Montserrat MSR native 6181
Africa Morocco MAR native 6181
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 6181
Africa Namibia NAM native 36731
North America Neth Antilles ANT native 6181
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 6181
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 6181
North America Nicaragua NIC native 6181
Africa Nigeria NGA native 6181
Oceania Niue NIU native 6181
Oceania North. Marianas MNP native 6181
North America Panama PAN native 9302
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
South America Peru PER native 6181
Asia Philippines PHL native 6181
Europe Portugal PRT native 6181
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 6181
Africa Reunion I. REU native 6181
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 6181
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP native 6181
Africa Senegal SEN native 6181
Africa Seychelles SYC native 6181
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 6181
Europe Slovenia SVN native 27929
Africa South Africa ZAF native 6181
Europe Spain ESP native 6181
Africa St Helena SHN native 5288
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 6181
South America Suriname SUR native 6181
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 6181
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 5193
Africa Togo TGO native 6181
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 5217
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 6181
Africa Tunisia TUN native 6181
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
North America Turks Caicos Is. TCA native 6181
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 12596
Europe UK GBR native 6181
South America Uruguay URY native 54736
Oceania US Minor Is. UMI native 6181
North America USA USA native 6181
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 6181
South America Venezuela VEN native 13628
North America Virgin Is. (UK) VGB native 6181
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 6181
Africa West Sahara ESH native 6181

Table 4: Reported from 126 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 6181
Africa Algeria DZA native 6181
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Africa Angola AGO native 3166
North America Anguilla AIA native 6181
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 6181
South America Argentina ARG native 86339
North America Aruba ABW native 6181
Africa Ascension I. ASC native 98447
Oceania Australia AUS native 6181
North America Bahamas BHS native 6181
Africa Benin BEN native 6181
North America Bermuda BMU native 6181
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 6181
South America Brazil BRA native 36453
Africa Cameroon CMR native 6181
North America Canada CAN native 5951
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 6181
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 6181
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 6181
South America Chile CHL native 6181
Asia China CHN native 47843
South America Colombia COL native 5217
Africa Comoros COM native 6181
Africa Congo COG native 6181
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD native 6181
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 6181
North America Costa Rica CRI native 6181
Europe Croatia HRV native 6181
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 6181
Asia Cyprus CYP native 95825
North America Dominica DMA native 6181
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 6181
Oceania Easter I. EAS native 6181
South America Ecuador ECU native 40498
North America El Salvador SLV native 9302
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ native 6181
Oceania Fiji FJI native 12596
Europe France FRA native 6181
South America French Guiana GUF native 13608
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 6181
Africa Gabon GAB native 6181
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 94512
Africa Gambia GMB native 6181
Africa Ghana GHA native 6181
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 6181
Europe Greece GRC native 6181
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 6181
Oceania Guam GUM native 6181
Africa Guinea GIN native 6181
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 6181
South America Guyana GUY native 5217
North America Haiti HTI native 6181
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 6181
North America Honduras HND native 9302
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 6181
Europe Ireland IRL native 6181
Europe Italy ITA native 6181
Africa Ivory coast CIV native 6181
North America Jamaica JAM native 6181
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 106682
Africa Liberia LBR native 6181
Africa Libya LBY native 6181
Africa Madagascar MDG native 6181
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 6181
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 6181
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
North America Mexico MEX native 6181
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 6181
Oceania Midway Is. MID native 6181
Europe Monaco MCO native 6181
Europe Montenegro MNE native 6181
North America Montserrat MSR native 6181
Africa Morocco MAR native 6181
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 6181
Africa Namibia NAM native 36731
North America Neth Antilles ANT native 6181
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 6181
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 6181
North America Nicaragua NIC native 6181
Africa Nigeria NGA native 6181
Oceania Niue NIU native 6181
Oceania North. Marianas MNP native 6181
North America Panama PAN native 9302
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
South America Peru PER native 6181
Asia Philippines PHL native 6181
Europe Portugal PRT native 6181
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 6181
Africa Reunion I. REU native 6181
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 6181
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP native 6181
Africa Senegal SEN native 6181
Africa Seychelles SYC native 6181
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 6181
Europe Slovenia SVN native 27929
Africa South Africa ZAF native 6181
Europe Spain ESP native 6181
Africa St Helena SHN native 5288
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 6181
South America Suriname SUR native 6181
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 6181
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 5193
Africa Togo TGO native 6181
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 5217
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 6181
Africa Tunisia TUN native 6181
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
North America Turks Caicos Is. TCA native 6181
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 12596
Europe UK GBR native 6181
South America Uruguay URY native 54736
Oceania US Minor Is. UMI native 6181
North America USA USA native 6181
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 6181
South America Venezuela VEN native 13628
North America Virgin Is. (UK) VGB native 6181
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 6181
Africa West Sahara ESH native 6181
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