Pteroplatytrygon violacea was reported from 37 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 37 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Probably cosmopolitan in tropical and subtropical seas. Eastern Pacific: Reported from Vancouver (Ref. 11980), from California (USA), Baja California (Mexico) to Chile, and the Galapagos Is. (Ref. 9068). Western Atlantic (Ref. 7251). Eastern Atlantic: Southeastern coasts of the Mediterranean and off Sicily; Reported from Cape Verde (Ref. 34514). Indian Ocean.
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Table 1: Present in 37 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Algeria DZA native 3169
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 118627
Oceania Australia AUS native 6871
South America Brazil BRA native 53430
North America Canada CAN native 11980
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 34514
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
South America Chile CHL native 9068
Oceania Easter I. EAS native 91229
Oceania Fiji FJI native 85272
Europe France FRA native 75025
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 2850
Europe Greece GRC native 48657
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
Asia India IND native 118627
Europe Ireland IRL native 75025
Europe Italy ITA native 3169
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 106682
Asia Kuril Is. KUR native 96339
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 75025
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritius MUS native 28620
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
North America Mexico MEX native 2850
Africa Morocco MAR native 3169
Africa Namibia NAM native 36731
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 26346
North America Panama PAN native 123526
South America Peru PER native 130539
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5578
Europe Spain ESP native 75025
Africa Tunisia TUN native 3169
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 54735
North America USA USA native 2850

Table 4: Reported from 37 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Algeria DZA native 3169
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 118627
Oceania Australia AUS native 6871
South America Brazil BRA native 53430
North America Canada CAN native 11980
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 34514
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
South America Chile CHL native 9068
Oceania Easter I. EAS native 91229
Oceania Fiji FJI native 85272
Europe France FRA native 75025
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 2850
Europe Greece GRC native 48657
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
Asia India IND native 118627
Europe Ireland IRL native 75025
Europe Italy ITA native 3169
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 106682
Asia Kuril Is. KUR native 96339
Africa Madeira Is. MRA native 75025
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritius MUS native 28620
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
North America Mexico MEX native 2850
Africa Morocco MAR native 3169
Africa Namibia NAM native 36731
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 26346
North America Panama PAN native 123526
South America Peru PER native 130539
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5578
Europe Spain ESP native 75025
Africa Tunisia TUN native 3169
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 54735
North America USA USA native 2850
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