Haliotis tuberculata was reported from 28 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 28 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: Eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean: North to the Channel Islands, south to Guinea, including Azores, Canary and Cape Verde Islands, and east to the Mediterranean. Introduced in Ireland and Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea in Israel.
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Table 1: Present in 28 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 75701
Africa Algeria DZA native 75701
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 99669
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 75701
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 99669
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 99669
Europe Channel Is. CHA native 117431
Europe Croatia HRV native 75701
Asia Cyprus CYP native 75701
Africa Egypt EGY native 75701
Europe France FRA native 80593
Europe Greece GRC native 2721
Africa Guinea GIN native 438
Europe Ireland IRL introduced 74657
Asia Israel ISR introduced 75701
Europe Italy ITA native 75701
Asia Lebanon LBN native 75701
Africa Libya LBY native 75701
Africa Mauritania MRT native 99669
Europe Monaco MCO native 75701
Europe Montenegro MNE native 75701
Africa Morocco MAR native 75701
Africa Senegal SEN native 99669
Europe Slovenia SVN native 75701
Europe Spain ESP native 75701
Asia Syria SYR native 75701
Africa Tunisia TUN native 75701
Asia Turkey TUR native 2754

Table 4: Reported from 28 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB native 75701
Africa Algeria DZA native 75701
Europe Azores Is. AZZ native 99669
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 75701
Africa Canary Is. CNY native 99669
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 99669
Europe Channel Is. CHA native 117431
Europe Croatia HRV native 75701
Asia Cyprus CYP native 75701
Africa Egypt EGY native 75701
Europe France FRA native 80593
Europe Greece GRC native 2721
Africa Guinea GIN native 438
Europe Ireland IRL introduced 74657
Asia Israel ISR introduced 75701
Europe Italy ITA native 75701
Asia Lebanon LBN native 75701
Africa Libya LBY native 75701
Africa Mauritania MRT native 99669
Europe Monaco MCO native 75701
Europe Montenegro MNE native 75701
Africa Morocco MAR native 75701
Africa Senegal SEN native 99669
Europe Slovenia SVN native 75701
Europe Spain ESP native 75701
Asia Syria SYR native 75701
Africa Tunisia TUN native 75701
Asia Turkey TUR native 2754
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874