Hyporthodus niveatus was reported from 26 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 24 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 2 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: Canada (Ref. 5951) to Massachusetts, USA to southern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.
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Table 1: Present in 24 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Aruba ABW native 5222
North America Bahamas BHS native 5521
North America Belize BLZ native 5222
North America Bermuda BMU native 5222
South America Brazil BRA native 39365
South America Colombia COL native 5222
North America Costa Rica CRI native 5222
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 5222
South America French Guiana GUF native 5222
North America Grenada GRD native 5222
North America Guatemala GTM native 5222
South America Guyana GUY native 5222
North America Honduras HND native 5222
North America Jamaica JAM native 27228
North America Mexico MEX native 5222
North America Neth Antilles ANT native 5222
North America Nicaragua NIC native 5222
North America Panama PAN native 5222
South America Suriname SUR native 13608
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 5222
South America Uruguay URY native 54736
North America USA USA native 5222
South America Venezuela VEN native 5222

Table 2: Possible in 2 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Canada CAN stray 5951
North America Puerto Rico PRI stray 51183

Table 4: Reported from 26 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Aruba ABW native 5222
North America Bahamas BHS native 5521
North America Belize BLZ native 5222
North America Bermuda BMU native 5222
South America Brazil BRA native 39365
North America Canada CAN stray 5951
South America Colombia COL native 5222
North America Costa Rica CRI native 5222
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 5222
South America French Guiana GUF native 5222
North America Grenada GRD native 5222
North America Guatemala GTM native 5222
South America Guyana GUY native 5222
North America Honduras HND native 5222
North America Jamaica JAM native 27228
North America Mexico MEX native 5222
North America Neth Antilles ANT native 5222
North America Nicaragua NIC native 5222
North America Panama PAN native 5222
North America Puerto Rico PRI stray 51183
South America Suriname SUR native 13608
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 5222
South America Uruguay URY native 54736
North America USA USA native 5222
South America Venezuela VEN native 5222
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

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