Thunnus maccoyii was reported from 15 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 14 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: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: temperate and cold seas, mainly between 30°S and 50°S, to nearly 60°S. During spawning, large fish migrate to tropical seas, off the west coast of Australia, up to 10°S. Highly migratory species, Annex I of the 1982 Convention on the Law of the Sea (Ref. 26139). If the current exploitation continues, the population will be below 500 mature individuals in 100 years (Ref. 27905).
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Table 1: Present in 14 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Amsterdam I. AMT native 168
South America Argentina ARG native 168
Oceania Australia AUS native 6390
South America Brazil BRA native 168
Subantarctica Crozet Is. CRZ native 168
Asia Indonesia IDN native 168
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 168
Africa Madagascar MDG native 168
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 5755
Subantarctica Prince Edward PEI native 168
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5313
Africa St Paul I. SPL native 168
Africa Tristan da Cunha TRC native 168
South America Uruguay URY native 168

Table 3: Absent from 1 country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Subantarctica Kerguelen Is. KGN error 168

Table 4: Reported from 15 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Amsterdam I. AMT native 168
South America Argentina ARG native 168
Oceania Australia AUS native 6390
South America Brazil BRA native 168
Subantarctica Crozet Is. CRZ native 168
Asia Indonesia IDN native 168
Subantarctica Kerguelen Is. KGN error 168
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 168
Africa Madagascar MDG native 168
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 5755
Subantarctica Prince Edward PEI native 168
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5313
Africa St Paul I. SPL native 168
Africa Tristan da Cunha TRC native 168
South America Uruguay URY native 168
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