Balistes capriscus was reported from 65 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 65 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: Eastern Atlantic: Mediterranean to Moçamedes, Angola. Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia (Canada), Bermuda, and northern Gulf of Mexico to Argentina (Ref. 7251).
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Table 1: Present in 65 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 83428
Africa Algeria DZA native 56488
Africa Angola AGO native 3571
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 3272
South America Argentina ARG native 7251
North America Aruba ABW native 5217
Africa Ascension I. ASC native 7348
North America Bahamas BHS native 5521
North America Barbados BRB native 3272
North America Belize BLZ native 3272
Africa Benin BEN native 6315
North America Bermuda BMU native 7251
South America Brazil BRA native 57756
North America Canada CAN native 5951
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 94080
South America Colombia COL native 5217
North America Costa Rica CRI native 3272
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 5217
Asia Cyprus CYP native 95825
North America Dominica DMA native 3272
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 26235
Europe France FRA native 98000
South America French Guiana GUF native 13608
Africa Gabon GAB native 5516
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 3571
Europe Greece GRC native 48657
North America Grenada GRD native 3272
North America Guatemala GTM native 3272
Africa Guinea GIN native 41004
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 26999
South America Guyana GUY native 26819
North America Haiti HTI native 3272
North America Honduras HND native 3272
Europe Ireland IRL native 9610
Europe Italy ITA native 3397
North America Jamaica JAM native 3272
Asia Lebanon LBN native 4727
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 74541
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 5377
North America Mexico MEX native 3272
Europe Netherlands NLD native 1756
North America Nicaragua NIC native 3272
Europe Norway NOR native 28571
North America Panama PAN native 3272
Europe Portugal PRT native 85184
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 50307
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP native 34088
Europe Slovenia SVN native 27929
Europe Spain ESP native 86578
Africa St Helena SHN native 7348
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 3272
North America St Lucia LCA native 3272
North America St Vincent Gren. VCT native 3272
South America Suriname SUR native 13608
Europe Sweden SWE native 30402
Asia Syria SYR native 87676
South America Trind. M.Vaz Is. TRD native 40849
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 5217
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 5204
South America Uruguay URY native 54736
North America USA USA native 7251
South America Venezuela VEN native 5217

Table 4: Reported from 65 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 83428
Africa Algeria DZA native 56488
Africa Angola AGO native 3571
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 3272
South America Argentina ARG native 7251
North America Aruba ABW native 5217
Africa Ascension I. ASC native 7348
North America Bahamas BHS native 5521
North America Barbados BRB native 3272
North America Belize BLZ native 3272
Africa Benin BEN native 6315
North America Bermuda BMU native 7251
South America Brazil BRA native 57756
North America Canada CAN native 5951
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 94080
South America Colombia COL native 5217
North America Costa Rica CRI native 3272
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 5217
Asia Cyprus CYP native 95825
North America Dominica DMA native 3272
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 26235
Europe France FRA native 98000
South America French Guiana GUF native 13608
Africa Gabon GAB native 5516
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 3571
Europe Greece GRC native 48657
North America Grenada GRD native 3272
North America Guatemala GTM native 3272
Africa Guinea GIN native 41004
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 26999
South America Guyana GUY native 26819
North America Haiti HTI native 3272
North America Honduras HND native 3272
Europe Ireland IRL native 9610
Europe Italy ITA native 3397
North America Jamaica JAM native 3272
Asia Lebanon LBN native 4727
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 74541
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 5377
North America Mexico MEX native 3272
Europe Netherlands NLD native 1756
North America Nicaragua NIC native 3272
Europe Norway NOR native 28571
North America Panama PAN native 3272
Europe Portugal PRT native 85184
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 50307
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP native 34088
Europe Slovenia SVN native 27929
Europe Spain ESP native 86578
Africa St Helena SHN native 7348
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 3272
North America St Lucia LCA native 3272
North America St Vincent Gren. VCT native 3272
South America Suriname SUR native 13608
Europe Sweden SWE native 30402
Asia Syria SYR native 87676
South America Trind. M.Vaz Is. TRD native 40849
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 5217
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 5204
South America Uruguay URY native 54736
North America USA USA native 7251
South America Venezuela VEN native 5217
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