Globicephala macrorhynchus was reported from 121 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 120 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 1 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 and Indo-Pacific. Tropical and warm temperate.
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Table 1: Present in 120 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 1394
Africa Angola AGO native 1394
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 1394
Oceania Australia AUS native 1522
North America Bahamas BHS native 1394
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 1394
North America Barbados BRB native 1394
North America Belize BLZ native 1394
Africa Benin BEN native 1394
South America Brazil BRA native 1522
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 1394
Asia Cambodia KHM native 1394
Africa Cameroon CMR native 1394
North America Canada CAN native 1522
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 1394
South America Chile CHL native 1394
Asia China CHN native 75906
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 104544
South America Colombia COL native 1394
Africa Congo COG native 1394
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD native 1394
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 1394
North America Costa Rica CRI native 1394
North America Cuba CUB native 1394
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 1394
Africa Djibouti DJI native 1394
North America Dominica DMA native 1394
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 1394
South America Ecuador ECU native 1394
North America El Salvador SLV native 1394
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ native 1394
Oceania Fiji FJI native 1394
Europe France FRA native 1522
South America French Guiana GUF native 1394
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 1394
Africa Gabon GAB native 1394
Africa Gambia GMB native 1394
Africa Ghana GHA native 1394
North America Grenada GRD native 1394
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 1394
Oceania Guam GUM native 1394
North America Guatemala GTM native 1394
Africa Guinea GIN native 1394
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 1394
South America Guyana GUY native 1394
North America Haiti HTI native 1394
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 122680
North America Honduras HND native 1394
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 1394
Asia India IND native 1394
Asia Indonesia IDN native 1394
Asia Iran IRN native 1394
Africa Ivory coast CIV native 1394
North America Jamaica JAM native 1394
Asia Japan JPN native 1522
Africa Kenya KEN native 1394
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 1394
Asia Korea (North) PRK native 1394
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 1394
Africa Liberia LBR native 1394
Africa Madagascar MDG native 1394
Asia Malaysia MYS native 1394
Asia Maldives MDV native 1394
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1394
North America Martinique MTQ native 1394
Africa Mauritania MRT native 1394
North America Mexico MEX native 1394
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 1394
Africa Morocco MAR native 1394
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 1394
Asia Myanmar MMR native 1394
Africa Namibia NAM native 1394
Oceania Nauru NRU native 1394
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 1394
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 1522
North America Nicaragua NIC native 1394
Africa Nigeria NGA native 1394
Oceania Niue NIU native 1394
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 1394
Asia Oman OMN native 1394
Asia Pakistan PAK native 1394
Oceania Palau PLW native 1394
North America Panama PAN native 1394
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 1394
South America Peru PER native 1394
Asia Philippines PHL native 936
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 1394
Europe Portugal PRT native 1394
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 1394
Africa Reunion I. REU native 80612
Oceania Samoa WSM native 1394
Africa Senegal SEN native 1394
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1394
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 1394
Asia Singapore SGP native 1394
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 1394
Africa Somalia SOM native 1394
Africa South Africa ZAF native 1522
Europe Spain ESP native 1394
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 1394
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 1394
North America St Lucia LCA native 1394
North America St Vincent Gren. VCT native 1394
South America Suriname SUR native 1394
Africa Tanzania TZA native 1394
Asia Thailand THA native 1394
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 1394
Africa Togo TGO native 1394
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 1394
Oceania Tonga TON native 1394
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 1394
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 1394
North America USA USA native 1394
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 1394
South America Venezuela VEN native 1394
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 1394
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 1394
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 1394
Africa West Sahara ESH native 1394
Asia Yemen YEM native 1394

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Alaska ALK stray 1522

Table 4: Reported from 121 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Alaska ALK stray 1522
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 1394
Africa Angola AGO native 1394
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 1394
Oceania Australia AUS native 1522
North America Bahamas BHS native 1394
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 1394
North America Barbados BRB native 1394
North America Belize BLZ native 1394
Africa Benin BEN native 1394
South America Brazil BRA native 1522
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 1394
Asia Cambodia KHM native 1394
Africa Cameroon CMR native 1394
North America Canada CAN native 1522
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 1394
South America Chile CHL native 1394
Asia China CHN native 75906
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 104544
South America Colombia COL native 1394
Africa Congo COG native 1394
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD native 1394
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 1394
North America Costa Rica CRI native 1394
North America Cuba CUB native 1394
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 1394
Africa Djibouti DJI native 1394
North America Dominica DMA native 1394
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 1394
South America Ecuador ECU native 1394
North America El Salvador SLV native 1394
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ native 1394
Oceania Fiji FJI native 1394
Europe France FRA native 1522
South America French Guiana GUF native 1394
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 1394
Africa Gabon GAB native 1394
Africa Gambia GMB native 1394
Africa Ghana GHA native 1394
North America Grenada GRD native 1394
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 1394
Oceania Guam GUM native 1394
North America Guatemala GTM native 1394
Africa Guinea GIN native 1394
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 1394
South America Guyana GUY native 1394
North America Haiti HTI native 1394
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 122680
North America Honduras HND native 1394
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 1394
Asia India IND native 1394
Asia Indonesia IDN native 1394
Asia Iran IRN native 1394
Africa Ivory coast CIV native 1394
North America Jamaica JAM native 1394
Asia Japan JPN native 1522
Africa Kenya KEN native 1394
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 1394
Asia Korea (North) PRK native 1394
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 1394
Africa Liberia LBR native 1394
Africa Madagascar MDG native 1394
Asia Malaysia MYS native 1394
Asia Maldives MDV native 1394
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1394
North America Martinique MTQ native 1394
Africa Mauritania MRT native 1394
North America Mexico MEX native 1394
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 1394
Africa Morocco MAR native 1394
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 1394
Asia Myanmar MMR native 1394
Africa Namibia NAM native 1394
Oceania Nauru NRU native 1394
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 1394
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 1522
North America Nicaragua NIC native 1394
Africa Nigeria NGA native 1394
Oceania Niue NIU native 1394
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 1394
Asia Oman OMN native 1394
Asia Pakistan PAK native 1394
Oceania Palau PLW native 1394
North America Panama PAN native 1394
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 1394
South America Peru PER native 1394
Asia Philippines PHL native 936
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 1394
Europe Portugal PRT native 1394
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 1394
Africa Reunion I. REU native 80612
Oceania Samoa WSM native 1394
Africa Senegal SEN native 1394
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1394
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 1394
Asia Singapore SGP native 1394
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 1394
Africa Somalia SOM native 1394
Africa South Africa ZAF native 1522
Europe Spain ESP native 1394
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 1394
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 1394
North America St Lucia LCA native 1394
North America St Vincent Gren. VCT native 1394
South America Suriname SUR native 1394
Africa Tanzania TZA native 1394
Asia Thailand THA native 1394
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 1394
Africa Togo TGO native 1394
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 1394
Oceania Tonga TON native 1394
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 1394
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 1394
North America USA USA native 1394
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 1394
South America Venezuela VEN native 1394
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 1394
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 1394
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 1394
Africa West Sahara ESH native 1394
Asia Yemen YEM native 1394
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