Portunus spinicarpus was reported from 32 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 32 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: Western Atlantic Ocean. North Carolina to Florida and Gulf of Mexico, and the West Indies to Uruguay. Subtropical to tropical.
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Table 1: Present in 32 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Anguilla AIA native 93549
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 93549
North America Aruba ABW native 93549
North America Bahamas BHS native 93549
North America Barbados BRB native 93549
South America Brazil BRA native 93549
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 93549
South America Colombia COL native 93549
North America Costa Rica CRI native 104109
North America Cuba CUB native 93549
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 93549
North America Dominica DMA native 93549
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 93549
South America French Guiana GUF native 93549
North America Grenada GRD native 93549
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 93549
South America Guyana GUY native 93549
North America Haiti HTI native 93549
North America Jamaica JAM native 93549
North America Martinique MTQ native 93549
North America Montserrat MSR native 93549
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 93549
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 93549
North America St Vincent Gren. VCT native 93549
South America Suriname SUR native 93549
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 93549
North America Turks Caicos Is. TCA native 93549
South America Uruguay URY native 93549
North America USA USA native 93549
South America Venezuela VEN native 93549
North America Virgin Is. (UK) VGB native 93549
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 93549

Table 4: Reported from 32 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Anguilla AIA native 93549
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 93549
North America Aruba ABW native 93549
North America Bahamas BHS native 93549
North America Barbados BRB native 93549
South America Brazil BRA native 93549
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 93549
South America Colombia COL native 93549
North America Costa Rica CRI native 104109
North America Cuba CUB native 93549
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 93549
North America Dominica DMA native 93549
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 93549
South America French Guiana GUF native 93549
North America Grenada GRD native 93549
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 93549
South America Guyana GUY native 93549
North America Haiti HTI native 93549
North America Jamaica JAM native 93549
North America Martinique MTQ native 93549
North America Montserrat MSR native 93549
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 93549
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 93549
North America St Vincent Gren. VCT native 93549
South America Suriname SUR native 93549
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 93549
North America Turks Caicos Is. TCA native 93549
South America Uruguay URY native 93549
North America USA USA native 93549
South America Venezuela VEN native 93549
North America Virgin Is. (UK) VGB native 93549
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 93549
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