Sardinella aurita was reported from 98 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 95 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 3 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Atlantic Ocean: West African coast from Gibraltar southward to Saldanha Bay in South Africa (Ref. 188, 81269, 81631); also in Mediterranean Sea (Ref. 188, 81631) and Black Sea (Ref. 188). In western Atlantic Ocean from Cape Cod in USA to Argentina (Ref. 188), including Bahamas, Antilles, Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean coast (Ref. 26938).
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Table 1: Present in 95 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 188
Africa Algeria DZA native 188
Africa Angola AGO native 3166
North America Anguilla AIA native 188
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 188
South America Argentina ARG native 188
North America Aruba ABW native 188
North America Bahamas BHS native 5521
North America Barbados BRB native 188
North America Belize BLZ native 188
Africa Benin BEN native 188
North America Bermuda BMU native 188
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 6683
South America Brazil BRA native 188
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 188
Africa Cameroon CMR native 51193
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 6808
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 94080
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 188
South America Colombia COL native 188
Africa Congo COG native 86940
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD native 86940
North America Costa Rica CRI native 188
Africa Cote d'Ivoire CIV native 101082
Europe Croatia HRV native 6683
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 188
Asia Cyprus CYP native 188
North America Dominica DMA native 188
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 188
Africa Egypt EGY native 188
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ native 188
Europe France FRA native 188
South America French Guiana GUF native 188
Africa Gabon GAB native 86940
Africa Gambia GMB native 188
Asia Georgia GEO native 188
Africa Ghana GHA native 66928
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 188
Europe Greece GRC native 113897
North America Grenada GRD native 188
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 188
North America Guatemala GTM native 188
Africa Guinea GIN native 188
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 26999
South America Guyana GUY native 188
North America Haiti HTI native 188
North America Honduras HND native 188
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia Israel ISR native 188
Europe Italy ITA native 188
North America Jamaica JAM native 188
Asia Lebanon LBN native 188
Africa Liberia LBR native 188
Africa Libya LBY native 188
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 74541
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
North America Martinique MTQ native 188
Africa Mauritania MRT native 5377
North America Mexico MEX native 188
Europe Monaco MCO native 188
Europe Montenegro MNE native 188
North America Montserrat MSR native 188
Africa Morocco MAR native 188
Africa Namibia NAM native 36731
North America Neth Antilles ANT native 188
North America Nicaragua NIC native 188
Africa Nigeria NGA native 188
North America Panama PAN native 188
Europe Portugal PRT native 2849
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 188
Europe Romania ROU native 2849
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP native 34088
Africa Senegal SEN native 188
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 188
Europe Slovenia SVN native 6683
Africa South Africa ZAF native 3259
Europe Spain ESP native 188
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 188
North America St Lucia LCA native 188
North America St Vincent Gren. VCT native 188
South America Suriname SUR native 188
Asia Syria SYR native 188
Africa Togo TGO native 188
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 188
Africa Tunisia TUN native 188
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
North America Turks Caicos Is. TCA native 188
Europe Ukraine UKR native 171
South America Uruguay URY native 188
North America USA USA native 188
South America Venezuela VEN native 188
North America Virgin Is. (UK) VGB native 188
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 188
Africa West Sahara ESH native 188

Table 2: Possible in 3 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia China CHN questionable 47439
Asia Taiwan TWN questionable 47843
Asia Viet Nam VNM questionable 9706

Table 4: Reported from 98 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 188
Africa Algeria DZA native 188
Africa Angola AGO native 3166
North America Anguilla AIA native 188
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 188
South America Argentina ARG native 188
North America Aruba ABW native 188
North America Bahamas BHS native 5521
North America Barbados BRB native 188
North America Belize BLZ native 188
Africa Benin BEN native 188
North America Bermuda BMU native 188
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 6683
South America Brazil BRA native 188
Europe Bulgaria BGR native 188
Africa Cameroon CMR native 51193
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 6808
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 94080
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 188
Asia China CHN questionable 47439
South America Colombia COL native 188
Africa Congo COG native 86940
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD native 86940
North America Costa Rica CRI native 188
Africa Cote d'Ivoire CIV native 101082
Europe Croatia HRV native 6683
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 188
Asia Cyprus CYP native 188
North America Dominica DMA native 188
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 188
Africa Egypt EGY native 188
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ native 188
Europe France FRA native 188
South America French Guiana GUF native 188
Africa Gabon GAB native 86940
Africa Gambia GMB native 188
Asia Georgia GEO native 188
Africa Ghana GHA native 66928
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 188
Europe Greece GRC native 113897
North America Grenada GRD native 188
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 188
North America Guatemala GTM native 188
Africa Guinea GIN native 188
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 26999
South America Guyana GUY native 188
North America Haiti HTI native 188
North America Honduras HND native 188
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia Israel ISR native 188
Europe Italy ITA native 188
North America Jamaica JAM native 188
Asia Lebanon LBN native 188
Africa Liberia LBR native 188
Africa Libya LBY native 188
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 74541
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
North America Martinique MTQ native 188
Africa Mauritania MRT native 5377
North America Mexico MEX native 188
Europe Monaco MCO native 188
Europe Montenegro MNE native 188
North America Montserrat MSR native 188
Africa Morocco MAR native 188
Africa Namibia NAM native 36731
North America Neth Antilles ANT native 188
North America Nicaragua NIC native 188
Africa Nigeria NGA native 188
North America Panama PAN native 188
Europe Portugal PRT native 2849
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 188
Europe Romania ROU native 2849
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP native 34088
Africa Senegal SEN native 188
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 188
Europe Slovenia SVN native 6683
Africa South Africa ZAF native 3259
Europe Spain ESP native 188
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 188
North America St Lucia LCA native 188
North America St Vincent Gren. VCT native 188
South America Suriname SUR native 188
Asia Syria SYR native 188
Asia Taiwan TWN questionable 47843
Africa Togo TGO native 188
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 188
Africa Tunisia TUN native 188
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
North America Turks Caicos Is. TCA native 188
Europe Ukraine UKR native 171
South America Uruguay URY native 188
North America USA USA native 188
South America Venezuela VEN native 188
Asia Viet Nam VNM questionable 9706
North America Virgin Is. (UK) VGB native 188
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 188
Africa West Sahara ESH native 188
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