Psenes cyanophrys was reported from 26 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 25 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: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: tropical and warmer temperate waters. Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to South America (Ref. 7251). Reported from southern Africa (Ref. 4412).
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Table 1: Present in 25 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
South America Brazil BRA native 36453
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 27000
Asia China CHN native 57879
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
South America French Guiana GUF native 13608
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 127348
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 583
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 48637
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 49924
Asia Malaysia MYS native 27550
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 50307
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Africa South Africa ZAF native 28226
South America Suriname SUR native 13608
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 5193
North America USA USA native 7251

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL questionable 37816

Table 4: Reported from 26 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
South America Brazil BRA native 36453
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 27000
Asia China CHN native 57879
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
South America French Guiana GUF native 13608
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 127348
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 583
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 48637
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 49924
Asia Malaysia MYS native 27550
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL questionable 37816
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 50307
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Africa South Africa ZAF native 28226
South America Suriname SUR native 13608
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 5193
North America USA USA native 7251
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