Plectorhinchus mediterraneus was reported from 12 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 10 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: Eastern Atlantic: Spain and Portugal to Henties Bay, Namibia (Ref. 11228). Also from the western Mediterranean Sea (Ref. 231) and the Canary Islands (Ref. 5535). Records in eastern Mediterranean are questionable (Ref. 57855, Ref. 113897).
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Table 1: Present in 10 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Algeria DZA native 56488
Africa Angola AGO native 5512
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 27000
Africa Gabon GAB native 5516
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 26999
Europe Italy ITA native 27929
Africa Mauritania MRT native 5377
Africa Namibia NAM native 27121
Europe Slovenia SVN native 27929
Europe Spain ESP native 95727

Table 2: Possible in 2 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Greece GRC questionable 113897
Asia Turkey TUR questionable 57855

Table 4: Reported from 12 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Algeria DZA native 56488
Africa Angola AGO native 5512
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 27000
Africa Gabon GAB native 5516
Europe Greece GRC questionable 113897
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 26999
Europe Italy ITA native 27929
Africa Mauritania MRT native 5377
Africa Namibia NAM native 27121
Europe Slovenia SVN native 27929
Europe Spain ESP native 95727
Asia Turkey TUR questionable 57855
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