Lycengraulis grossidens was reported from 12 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 12 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: Western Atlantic: Belize (but no southerly records until Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela); then from Gulf of Venezuela and Trinidad south to Argentina at Carmen de Patagones; also lower and sometimes middle parts of the Orinoco, the Amazon to above Manaus, and Paraná to about Corrientes, and in smaller rivers.
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Table 1: Present in 12 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
South America Argentina ARG native 9086
North America Aruba ABW native 5217
North America Belize BLZ native 189
South America Brazil BRA native 189
South America Colombia COL native 5217
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 5217
South America French Guiana GUF native 12225
South America Guyana GUY native 189
South America Suriname SUR native 189
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 189
South America Uruguay URY native 189
South America Venezuela VEN native 189

Table 4: Reported from 12 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
South America Argentina ARG native 9086
North America Aruba ABW native 5217
North America Belize BLZ native 189
South America Brazil BRA native 189
South America Colombia COL native 5217
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 5217
South America French Guiana GUF native 12225
South America Guyana GUY native 189
South America Suriname SUR native 189
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 189
South America Uruguay URY native 189
South America Venezuela VEN native 189

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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