Penaeus notialis was reported from 36 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 36 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: Atlantic Ocean: from Mexico to Brazil and Mauritania to Angola. Tropical to subtropical.
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Table 1: Present in 36 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Angola AGO native 8
North America Belize BLZ native 102063
Africa Benin BEN native 434
South America Brazil BRA native 8
Africa Cameroon CMR native 434
South America Colombia COL native 102059
Africa Congo COG native 113849
North America Cuba CUB native 8
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ native 434
South America French Guiana GUF native 94213
Africa Gabon GAB native 434
Africa Gambia GMB native 434
Africa Ghana GHA native 434
North America Guatemala GTM native 102062
Africa Guinea GIN native 434
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 113849
South America Guyana GUY native 103266
North America Honduras HND native 97514
Africa Ivory coast CIV native 434
North America Jamaica JAM native 103528
Africa Kenya KEN introduced 74657
Africa Liberia LBR native 434
Africa Mauritania MRT native 8
North America Mexico MEX native 8
Africa Namibia NAM native 113849
North America Nicaragua NIC native 103262
Africa Nigeria NGA native 434
Africa Senegal SEN native 434
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 91330
South America Suriname SUR native 103266
Africa Tanzania TZA introduced 74657
Africa Togo TGO native 434
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 97502
South America Venezuela VEN native 8
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 8
Africa West Sahara ESH native 113849

Table 4: Reported from 36 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Angola AGO native 8
North America Belize BLZ native 102063
Africa Benin BEN native 434
South America Brazil BRA native 8
Africa Cameroon CMR native 434
South America Colombia COL native 102059
Africa Congo COG native 113849
North America Cuba CUB native 8
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ native 434
South America French Guiana GUF native 94213
Africa Gabon GAB native 434
Africa Gambia GMB native 434
Africa Ghana GHA native 434
North America Guatemala GTM native 102062
Africa Guinea GIN native 434
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 113849
South America Guyana GUY native 103266
North America Honduras HND native 97514
Africa Ivory coast CIV native 434
North America Jamaica JAM native 103528
Africa Kenya KEN introduced 74657
Africa Liberia LBR native 434
Africa Mauritania MRT native 8
North America Mexico MEX native 8
Africa Namibia NAM native 113849
North America Nicaragua NIC native 103262
Africa Nigeria NGA native 434
Africa Senegal SEN native 434
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 91330
South America Suriname SUR native 103266
Africa Tanzania TZA introduced 74657
Africa Togo TGO native 434
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 97502
South America Venezuela VEN native 8
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 8
Africa West Sahara ESH native 113849
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