Hirundichthys rondeletii was reported from 48 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 47 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: Subtropical waters of all oceans. Eastern Atlantic: occasional to Spain and English Channel, western Mediterranean (a separate population migrates to the southeastern part in winter), Portugal to Mauritania and from south of Namibia; also off the Cape, South Africa (Ref. 2797). Possibly in Ascension I. (Ref. 98447). Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and Bermuda to southern Brazil (Ref. 7251). Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951).
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Table 1: Present in 47 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 3397
Africa Algeria DZA native 3397
Oceania Australia AUS native 33839
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 6523
North America Bahamas BHS native 26938
North America Bermuda BMU native 7251
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 3397
South America Brazil BRA native 7251
North America Canada CAN native 5951
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 6523
Europe Channel Is. CHA native 6523
South America Chile CHL native 5530
Asia China CHN native 4498
Europe Croatia HRV native 3397
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
South America Ecuador ECU native 40498
Africa Egypt EGY native 3397
Europe France FRA native 3397
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 94512
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 6523
Europe Greece GRC native 3397
Asia Israel ISR native 3397
Europe Italy ITA native 3397
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Lebanon LBN native 3397
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 74541
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 4498
Europe Monaco MCO native 3397
Europe Montenegro MNE native 3397
Africa Morocco MAR native 3397
Africa Namibia NAM native 27121
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 5755
South America Peru PER native 5530
Europe Portugal PRT native 6523
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 50307
Europe Slovenia SVN native 3397
Africa South Africa ZAF native 2797
Europe Spain ESP native 6523
Asia Syria SYR native 87676
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 5193
Africa Tunisia TUN native 3397
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 6523
South America Uruguay URY native 54736
North America USA USA native 7251
Africa West Sahara ESH native 4498

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Ascension I. ASC questionable 98447

Table 4: Reported from 48 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 3397
Africa Algeria DZA native 3397
Africa Ascension I. ASC questionable 98447
Oceania Australia AUS native 33839
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 6523
North America Bahamas BHS native 26938
North America Bermuda BMU native 7251
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 3397
South America Brazil BRA native 7251
North America Canada CAN native 5951
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 6523
Europe Channel Is. CHA native 6523
South America Chile CHL native 5530
Asia China CHN native 4498
Europe Croatia HRV native 3397
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
South America Ecuador ECU native 40498
Africa Egypt EGY native 3397
Europe France FRA native 3397
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 94512
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 6523
Europe Greece GRC native 3397
Asia Israel ISR native 3397
Europe Italy ITA native 3397
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Lebanon LBN native 3397
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 74541
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 4498
Europe Monaco MCO native 3397
Europe Montenegro MNE native 3397
Africa Morocco MAR native 3397
Africa Namibia NAM native 27121
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 5755
South America Peru PER native 5530
Europe Portugal PRT native 6523
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 50307
Europe Slovenia SVN native 3397
Africa South Africa ZAF native 2797
Europe Spain ESP native 6523
Asia Syria SYR native 87676
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 5193
Africa Tunisia TUN native 3397
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 6523
South America Uruguay URY native 54736
North America USA USA native 7251
Africa West Sahara ESH native 4498
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