Caranx crysos was reported from 85 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 84 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 1 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Angola (Ref. 4225, 13121, 57392), including the western Mediterranean, St. Paul's Rocks (Ref. 13121), and Ascension Island. Reported from Mauritania (Ref. 55783). Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada to Brazil (Ref. 7251), including the Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 9626) and the Caribbean. Also found in Argentina (Ref. 59355). In the tropical Eastern Pacific, it is replaced by Caranx caballus Günther 1869, which may be conspecific.
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Table 1: Present in 84 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Algeria DZA native 3397
Africa Angola AGO native 57392
North America Anguilla AIA native 3397
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 3277
South America Argentina ARG native 59355
North America Aruba ABW native 5217
Africa Ascension I. ASC native 3397
North America Bahamas BHS native 5521
North America Barbados BRB native 3277
North America Belize BLZ native 3277
Africa Benin BEN native 3397
North America Bermuda BMU native 3277
South America Brazil BRA native 57756
Africa Cameroon CMR native 3397
North America Canada CAN native 5951
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 27000
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 3277
South America Colombia COL native 5217
Africa Congo COG native 3397
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD native 3397
North America Costa Rica CRI native 3277
Africa Cote d'Ivoire CIV native 3397
Europe Croatia HRV native 96695
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 5217
Asia Cyprus CYP native 3397
North America Dominica DMA native 3277
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 26235
Africa Egypt EGY native 3397
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ native 3397
Europe France FRA native 3397
South America French Guiana GUF native 13608
Africa Gabon GAB native 3397
Africa Gambia GMB native 3397
Africa Ghana GHA native 3397
Europe Greece GRC native 3397
North America Grenada GRD native 3277
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 3277
North America Guatemala GTM native 3277
Africa Guinea GIN native 3397
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 26999
South America Guyana GUY native 5217
North America Haiti HTI native 3277
North America Honduras HND native 3277
Asia Israel ISR native 3397
Europe Italy ITA native 3397
North America Jamaica JAM native 3277
Asia Lebanon LBN native 3397
Africa Liberia LBR native 3397
Africa Libya LBY native 3397
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 74541
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
North America Martinique MTQ native 26252
Africa Mauritania MRT native 55783
North America Mexico MEX native 26550
Europe Monaco MCO native 3397
Europe Montenegro MNE native 96695
North America Montserrat MSR native 3397
Africa Morocco MAR native 3397
North America Nicaragua NIC native 3277
Africa Nigeria NGA native 3397
North America Panama PAN native 3277
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 50307
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP native 34088
Africa Senegal SEN native 57392
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 3397
Europe Spain ESP native 3397
Africa St Helena SHN native 5288
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 3277
North America St Lucia LCA native 3277
South America St Paul's Rocks SPR native 13121
North America St Vincent Gren. VCT native 3277
South America Suriname SUR native 13608
Asia Syria SYR native 3397
Africa Togo TGO native 3397
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 5217
Africa Tunisia TUN native 3397
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
North America Turks Caicos Is. TCA native 26938
South America Uruguay URY native 54736
North America USA USA native 7251
South America Venezuela VEN native 9626
North America Virgin Is. (UK) VGB native 3277
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 26180

Table 3: Absent from 1 country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB misidentification 3397

Table 4: Reported from 85 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB misidentification 3397
Africa Algeria DZA native 3397
Africa Angola AGO native 57392
North America Anguilla AIA native 3397
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 3277
South America Argentina ARG native 59355
North America Aruba ABW native 5217
Africa Ascension I. ASC native 3397
North America Bahamas BHS native 5521
North America Barbados BRB native 3277
North America Belize BLZ native 3277
Africa Benin BEN native 3397
North America Bermuda BMU native 3277
South America Brazil BRA native 57756
Africa Cameroon CMR native 3397
North America Canada CAN native 5951
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 27000
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 3277
South America Colombia COL native 5217
Africa Congo COG native 3397
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD native 3397
North America Costa Rica CRI native 3277
Africa Cote d'Ivoire CIV native 3397
Europe Croatia HRV native 96695
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 5217
Asia Cyprus CYP native 3397
North America Dominica DMA native 3277
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 26235
Africa Egypt EGY native 3397
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ native 3397
Europe France FRA native 3397
South America French Guiana GUF native 13608
Africa Gabon GAB native 3397
Africa Gambia GMB native 3397
Africa Ghana GHA native 3397
Europe Greece GRC native 3397
North America Grenada GRD native 3277
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 3277
North America Guatemala GTM native 3277
Africa Guinea GIN native 3397
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 26999
South America Guyana GUY native 5217
North America Haiti HTI native 3277
North America Honduras HND native 3277
Asia Israel ISR native 3397
Europe Italy ITA native 3397
North America Jamaica JAM native 3277
Asia Lebanon LBN native 3397
Africa Liberia LBR native 3397
Africa Libya LBY native 3397
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 74541
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
North America Martinique MTQ native 26252
Africa Mauritania MRT native 55783
North America Mexico MEX native 26550
Europe Monaco MCO native 3397
Europe Montenegro MNE native 96695
North America Montserrat MSR native 3397
Africa Morocco MAR native 3397
North America Nicaragua NIC native 3277
Africa Nigeria NGA native 3397
North America Panama PAN native 3277
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 50307
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP native 34088
Africa Senegal SEN native 57392
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 3397
Europe Spain ESP native 3397
Africa St Helena SHN native 5288
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 3277
North America St Lucia LCA native 3277
South America St Paul's Rocks SPR native 13121
North America St Vincent Gren. VCT native 3277
South America Suriname SUR native 13608
Asia Syria SYR native 3397
Africa Togo TGO native 3397
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 5217
Africa Tunisia TUN native 3397
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
North America Turks Caicos Is. TCA native 26938
South America Uruguay URY native 54736
North America USA USA native 7251
South America Venezuela VEN native 9626
North America Virgin Is. (UK) VGB native 3277
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 26180
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