Gigantactis vanhoeffeni was reported from 17 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 17 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: Tropical and temperate parts of all oceans. North-eastern Atlantic: single record at 62°39'N, 33°45'W. Absent from Mediterranean (Ref. 36125).
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Table 1: Present in 17 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Canada CAN native 5951
South America Chile CHL native 9068
Asia China CHN native 57879
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
South America French Guiana GUF native 13608
North America Greenland GRL native 10761
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 86949
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Asia Japan JPN native 559
North America Mexico MEX native 86949
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 86949
North America Panama PAN native 86949
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
Africa South Africa ZAF native 86949
South America Suriname SUR native 13608
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 86949

Table 4: Reported from 17 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Canada CAN native 5951
South America Chile CHL native 9068
Asia China CHN native 57879
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
South America French Guiana GUF native 13608
North America Greenland GRL native 10761
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 86949
Europe Iceland ISL native 12462
Asia Japan JPN native 559
North America Mexico MEX native 86949
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 86949
North America Panama PAN native 86949
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
Africa South Africa ZAF native 86949
South America Suriname SUR native 13608
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 86949

The map in this page was supported by BioFresh that has received funding from the
European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

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