Polydactylus approximans was reported from 12 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 12 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 Pacific: Monterey Bay, California, USA to Callao, Peru. One record from the Galapagos Islands. Rare north of Baja California, Mexico (Ref. 2850). Record from Chile (Ref. 9068) needs to be verified (Ref. 57343).
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Table 1: Present in 12 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
South America Colombia COL native 9332
North America Costa Rica CRI native 9332
South America Ecuador ECU native 40498
North America El Salvador SLV native 2850
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 57343
North America Guatemala GTM native 9332
North America Honduras HND native 9332
North America Mexico MEX native 9332
North America Nicaragua NIC native 9332
North America Panama PAN native 9332
South America Peru PER native 9332
North America USA USA native 2850

Table 4: Reported from 12 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
South America Colombia COL native 9332
North America Costa Rica CRI native 9332
South America Ecuador ECU native 40498
North America El Salvador SLV native 2850
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 57343
North America Guatemala GTM native 9332
North America Honduras HND native 9332
North America Mexico MEX native 9332
North America Nicaragua NIC native 9332
North America Panama PAN native 9332
South America Peru PER native 9332
North America USA USA native 2850
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