Mullus surmuletus was reported from 45 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 44 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: Eastern Atlantic: Western Norway, English Channel (rare in North Sea) to Dakar, Senegal and the Canary Islands, including the Mediterranean and the Black Sea.
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Table 1: Present in 44 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 4845
Africa Algeria DZA native 4845
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 4517
Europe Belgium BEL native 4845
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 4845
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 7313
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 7313
Europe Channel Is. CHA native 4845
Europe Croatia HRV native 4845
Asia Cyprus CYP native 4845
Europe Denmark DNK native 4845
Europe France FRA native 9988
Asia Georgia GEO native 4845
Europe Germany DEU native 4845
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 4845
Europe Greece GRC native 113897
Europe Ireland IRL native 4845
Europe Isle of Man IMN native 9488
Asia Israel ISR native 4517
Europe Italy ITA native 4517
Asia Lebanon LBN native 4845
Africa Libya LBY native 4845
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 74541
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 5377
Europe Monaco MCO native 4845
Europe Montenegro MNE native 4845
Africa Morocco MAR native 4845
Europe Netherlands NLD native 4845
Europe Norway NOR native 28571
Europe Poland POL native 36252
Europe Portugal PRT native 4845
Europe Romania ROU native 4845
Europe Russia RUS native 4845
Africa Senegal SEN native 4845
Europe Slovenia SVN native 4845
Europe Spain ESP native 4845
Europe Sweden SWE native 28571
Asia Syria SYR native 4845
Africa Tunisia TUN native 4845
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 4845
Europe Ukraine UKR native 4845
Africa West Sahara ESH native 7313

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP questionable 34088

Table 4: Reported from 45 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 4845
Africa Algeria DZA native 4845
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 4517
Europe Belgium BEL native 4845
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 4845
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 7313
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 7313
Europe Channel Is. CHA native 4845
Europe Croatia HRV native 4845
Asia Cyprus CYP native 4845
Europe Denmark DNK native 4845
Europe France FRA native 9988
Asia Georgia GEO native 4845
Europe Germany DEU native 4845
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 4845
Europe Greece GRC native 113897
Europe Ireland IRL native 4845
Europe Isle of Man IMN native 9488
Asia Israel ISR native 4517
Europe Italy ITA native 4517
Asia Lebanon LBN native 4845
Africa Libya LBY native 4845
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 74541
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 5377
Europe Monaco MCO native 4845
Europe Montenegro MNE native 4845
Africa Morocco MAR native 4845
Europe Netherlands NLD native 4845
Europe Norway NOR native 28571
Europe Poland POL native 36252
Europe Portugal PRT native 4845
Europe Romania ROU native 4845
Europe Russia RUS native 4845
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP questionable 34088
Africa Senegal SEN native 4845
Europe Slovenia SVN native 4845
Europe Spain ESP native 4845
Europe Sweden SWE native 28571
Asia Syria SYR native 4845
Africa Tunisia TUN native 4845
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 4845
Europe Ukraine UKR native 4845
Africa West Sahara ESH native 7313
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