Bodianus speciosus was reported from 11 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 9 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 1 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 1 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Eastern Central Atlantic: tropical western coast of Africa, from Cameroon to Guinea and in the offshore Cape Verde Islands.
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Table 1: Present in 9 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Cameroon CMR native 75973
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 5292
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 94080
Africa Gabon GAB native 5516
Africa Guinea GIN native 2683
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 26999
Africa Mauritania MRT native 55783
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP native 34088
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 2683

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Angola AGO questionable 75973

Table 3: Absent from 1 country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Madeira Is. MRA error 74541

Table 4: Reported from 11 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Angola AGO questionable 75973
Africa Cameroon CMR native 75973
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 5292
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 94080
Africa Gabon GAB native 5516
Africa Guinea GIN native 2683
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 26999
Africa Madeira Is. MRA error 74541
Africa Mauritania MRT native 55783
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP native 34088
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 2683
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

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