Orcynopsis unicolor was reported from 27 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 26 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: Eastern Atlantic: Oslo, Norway south to Dakar, Senegal but the range is centered in the southern Mediterranean Sea. Not known from Madeira, the Canary Islands or Cape Verde.
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Table 1: Present in 26 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Algeria DZA native 168
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 168
Europe Croatia HRV native 168
Europe Denmark DNK native 36252
Africa Egypt EGY native 168
Europe France FRA native 168
Europe Germany DEU native 36252
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 168
Europe Greece GRC native 48657
Asia Israel ISR native 168
Europe Italy ITA native 13729
Asia Lebanon LBN native 168
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 5377
Europe Monaco MCO native 168
Europe Montenegro MNE native 168
Africa Morocco MAR native 168
Europe Norway NOR native 168
Africa Senegal SEN native 168
Europe Slovenia SVN native 168
Europe Spain ESP native 168
Europe Sweden SWE native 30402
Asia Syria SYR native 168
Africa Tunisia TUN native 168
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 12140

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Cape Verde CPV questionable 94080

Table 4: Reported from 27 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Algeria DZA native 168
Europe Bosnia Herzegov. BIH native 168
Africa Cape Verde CPV questionable 94080
Europe Croatia HRV native 168
Europe Denmark DNK native 36252
Africa Egypt EGY native 168
Europe France FRA native 168
Europe Germany DEU native 36252
Europe Gibraltar GIB native 168
Europe Greece GRC native 48657
Asia Israel ISR native 168
Europe Italy ITA native 13729
Asia Lebanon LBN native 168
Europe Malta MLT native 33971
Africa Mauritania MRT native 5377
Europe Monaco MCO native 168
Europe Montenegro MNE native 168
Africa Morocco MAR native 168
Europe Norway NOR native 168
Africa Senegal SEN native 168
Europe Slovenia SVN native 168
Europe Spain ESP native 168
Europe Sweden SWE native 30402
Asia Syria SYR native 168
Africa Tunisia TUN native 168
Asia Turkey TUR native 57855
Europe UK GBR native 12140
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