Albula vulpes was reported from 72 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 71 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: Worldwide in warm seas. Hawaiian species have been verified by electrophoretic analysis (Ref. 5577), hence, Albula vulpes might be further split. Eastern Pacific: California, USA to Peru (Ref. 2850). Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to Florida, Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico, Antilles and Caribbean to Brazil (Ref. 26938). Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951). The West African form is Albula goreensis, Valenciennes, 1846.
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Table 1: Present in 71 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Anguilla AIA native 26345
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 3237
North America Aruba ABW native 5217
North America Bahamas BHS native 5521
North America Barbados BRB native 3237
North America Belize BLZ native 3237
Africa Benin BEN native 6315
North America Bermuda BMU native 7251
North America Bon. Eust. Saba BES native 128317
South America Brazil BRA native 7251
North America Canada CAN native 5951
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 27000
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 3237
Asia China CHN native 57879
South America Colombia COL native 9268
North America Costa Rica CRI native 9268
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 5217
North America Dominica DMA native 3237
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 26235
South America Ecuador ECU native 40498
North America El Salvador SLV native 9268
South America French Guiana GUF native 13608
Africa Gabon GAB native 5512
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 26352
North America Grenada GRD native 3237
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 3237
North America Guatemala GTM native 9268
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 26999
South America Guyana GUY native 5217
North America Haiti HTI native 3237
North America Honduras HND native 9268
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
North America Jamaica JAM native 3237
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 2928
Africa Madagascar MDG native 13333
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
North America Martinique MTQ native 3237
Africa Mauritania MRT native 5377
Africa Mauritius MUS native 5213
North America Mexico MEX native 9268
North America Montserrat MSR native 3237
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
North America Neth Antilles ANT native 3237
North America Nicaragua NIC native 9268
Asia Pakistan PAK native 2872
Oceania Palau PLW native 2928
North America Panama PAN native 9268
South America Peru PER native 5530
Asia Philippines PHL native 2858
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 50307
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 4743
Asia Singapore SGP native 1632
Africa South Africa ZAF native 3970
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 26345
North America St Lucia LCA native 3237
North America St Vincent Gren. VCT native 3237
South America Suriname SUR native 13608
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 4868
Asia Thailand THA native 1632
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 5217
North America Turks Caicos Is. TCA native 3237
North America USA USA native 7251
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 13300
South America Venezuela VEN native 5217
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 2682
North America Virgin Is. (UK) VGB native 3237
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 26180

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Mozambique MOZ questionable 57683

Table 4: Reported from 72 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Anguilla AIA native 26345
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 3237
North America Aruba ABW native 5217
North America Bahamas BHS native 5521
North America Barbados BRB native 3237
North America Belize BLZ native 3237
Africa Benin BEN native 6315
North America Bermuda BMU native 7251
North America Bon. Eust. Saba BES native 128317
South America Brazil BRA native 7251
North America Canada CAN native 5951
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 27000
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 3237
Asia China CHN native 57879
South America Colombia COL native 9268
North America Costa Rica CRI native 9268
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 5217
North America Dominica DMA native 3237
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 26235
South America Ecuador ECU native 40498
North America El Salvador SLV native 9268
South America French Guiana GUF native 13608
Africa Gabon GAB native 5512
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 26352
North America Grenada GRD native 3237
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 3237
North America Guatemala GTM native 9268
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 26999
South America Guyana GUY native 5217
North America Haiti HTI native 3237
North America Honduras HND native 9268
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
North America Jamaica JAM native 3237
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 2928
Africa Madagascar MDG native 13333
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
North America Martinique MTQ native 3237
Africa Mauritania MRT native 5377
Africa Mauritius MUS native 5213
North America Mexico MEX native 9268
North America Montserrat MSR native 3237
Africa Mozambique MOZ questionable 57683
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
North America Neth Antilles ANT native 3237
North America Nicaragua NIC native 9268
Asia Pakistan PAK native 2872
Oceania Palau PLW native 2928
North America Panama PAN native 9268
South America Peru PER native 5530
Asia Philippines PHL native 2858
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 50307
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 4743
Asia Singapore SGP native 1632
Africa South Africa ZAF native 3970
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 26345
North America St Lucia LCA native 3237
North America St Vincent Gren. VCT native 3237
South America Suriname SUR native 13608
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 4868
Asia Thailand THA native 1632
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 5217
North America Turks Caicos Is. TCA native 3237
North America USA USA native 7251
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 13300
South America Venezuela VEN native 5217
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 2682
North America Virgin Is. (UK) VGB native 3237
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 26180
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