Brachioteuthis picta was reported from 136 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 136 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: Atlantic, Indo-Pacific and the Antarctic.
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Table 1: Present in 136 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 97142
Africa Angola AGO native 97142
Antarctica Antarctica ATA native 275
South America Argentina ARG native 275
North America Aruba ABW native 97142
Oceania Australia AUS native 97142
North America Bahamas BHS native 97142
Asia Bahrain BHR native 97142
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 97142
North America Barbados BRB native 97142
North America Belize BLZ native 97142
Africa Benin BEN native 97142
North America Bermuda BMU native 97142
South America Brazil BRA native 97142
Asia Cambodia KHM native 97142
Africa Cameroon CMR native 97142
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 125695
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 97142
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 97142
South America Chile CHL native 275
Asia China CHN native 97142
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 97142
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 97142
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 97142
South America Colombia COL native 97142
Africa Comoros COM native 97142
Africa Congo COG native 97142
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD native 97142
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 97142
North America Costa Rica CRI native 97142
North America Cuba CUB native 97142
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 97142
Africa Djibouti DJI native 97142
North America Dominica DMA native 97142
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 97142
Oceania Easter I. EAS native 97142
South America Ecuador ECU native 97142
Africa Egypt EGY native 97142
North America El Salvador SLV native 97142
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ native 97142
Africa Eritrea ERI native 97142
South America Falkland Is. FLK native 275
Oceania Fiji FJI native 97142
South America French Guiana GUF native 97142
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 97142
Africa Gabon GAB native 97142
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 97142
Africa Ghana GHA native 97142
Africa Glorieuses Is. GLI native 97142
North America Grenada GRD native 97142
Oceania Guam GUM native 97142
North America Guatemala GTM native 97142
Africa Guinea GIN native 97142
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 97142
South America Guyana GUY native 97142
North America Haiti HTI native 97142
North America Honduras HND native 97142
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 97142
Asia India IND native 97142
Asia Indonesia IDN native 97142
Asia Iran IRN native 97142
Asia Iraq IRQ native 97142
Asia Israel ISR native 97142
Africa Ivory coast CIV native 97142
North America Jamaica JAM native 97142
Asia Japan JPN native 97142
Oceania Johnston I. JTN native 97142
Asia Jordan JOR native 97142
Africa Juan de Nova I. JDN native 97142
Africa Kenya KEN native 97142
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 97142
Asia Korea (North) PRK native 97142
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 97142
Asia Kuwait KWT native 97142
Africa Liberia LBR native 97142
Africa Madagascar MDG native 97142
Asia Malaysia MYS native 97142
Asia Maldives MDV native 97142
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 97142
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 97142
Africa Mauritania MRT native 97142
Africa Mauritius MUS native 97142
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97142
North America Mexico MEX native 97142
Oceania Midway Is. MID native 97142
North America Montserrat MSR native 97142
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 97142
Asia Myanmar MMR native 97142
Africa Namibia NAM native 3722
Oceania Nauru NRU native 97142
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 97142
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 97142
North America Nicaragua NIC native 97142
Africa Nigeria NGA native 97142
Asia Oman OMN native 97142
Asia Pakistan PAK native 97142
Oceania Palau PLW native 97142
North America Panama PAN native 97142
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 97142
South America Peru PER native 97142
Asia Philippines PHL native 97142
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 97142
Asia Qatar QAT native 97142
Subantarctica S. Georg. Sandw. SGS native 275
Oceania Samoa WSM native 97142
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP native 97142
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 97142
Africa Senegal SEN native 97142
Africa Seychelles SYC native 97142
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 97142
Asia Singapore SGP native 97142
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 97142
Africa Somalia SOM native 97142
Africa South Africa ZAF native 275
Antarctica South Orkney Is. SOI native 87340
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 97142
North America St Lucia LCA native 97142
Africa Sudan SDN native 97142
South America Suriname SUR native 97142
Africa Tanzania TZA native 97142
Asia Thailand THA native 97142
Africa Togo TGO native 97142
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 97142
Oceania Tonga TON native 97142
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 97142
North America Turks Caicos Is. TCA native 97142
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 97142
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 97142
South America Uruguay URY native 97142
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 97142
South America Venezuela VEN native 97142
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 97142
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 97142
Oceania Wake I. WAK native 97142
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 97142
Asia Yemen YEM native 97142

Table 4: Reported from 136 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 97142
Africa Angola AGO native 97142
Antarctica Antarctica ATA native 275
South America Argentina ARG native 275
North America Aruba ABW native 97142
Oceania Australia AUS native 97142
North America Bahamas BHS native 97142
Asia Bahrain BHR native 97142
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 97142
North America Barbados BRB native 97142
North America Belize BLZ native 97142
Africa Benin BEN native 97142
North America Bermuda BMU native 97142
South America Brazil BRA native 97142
Asia Cambodia KHM native 97142
Africa Cameroon CMR native 97142
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 125695
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 97142
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 97142
South America Chile CHL native 275
Asia China CHN native 97142
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 97142
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 97142
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 97142
South America Colombia COL native 97142
Africa Comoros COM native 97142
Africa Congo COG native 97142
Africa Congo Dem Rp COD native 97142
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 97142
North America Costa Rica CRI native 97142
North America Cuba CUB native 97142
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 97142
Africa Djibouti DJI native 97142
North America Dominica DMA native 97142
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 97142
Oceania Easter I. EAS native 97142
South America Ecuador ECU native 97142
Africa Egypt EGY native 97142
North America El Salvador SLV native 97142
Africa Eq Guinea GNQ native 97142
Africa Eritrea ERI native 97142
South America Falkland Is. FLK native 275
Oceania Fiji FJI native 97142
South America French Guiana GUF native 97142
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 97142
Africa Gabon GAB native 97142
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 97142
Africa Ghana GHA native 97142
Africa Glorieuses Is. GLI native 97142
North America Grenada GRD native 97142
Oceania Guam GUM native 97142
North America Guatemala GTM native 97142
Africa Guinea GIN native 97142
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB native 97142
South America Guyana GUY native 97142
North America Haiti HTI native 97142
North America Honduras HND native 97142
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 97142
Asia India IND native 97142
Asia Indonesia IDN native 97142
Asia Iran IRN native 97142
Asia Iraq IRQ native 97142
Asia Israel ISR native 97142
Africa Ivory coast CIV native 97142
North America Jamaica JAM native 97142
Asia Japan JPN native 97142
Oceania Johnston I. JTN native 97142
Asia Jordan JOR native 97142
Africa Juan de Nova I. JDN native 97142
Africa Kenya KEN native 97142
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 97142
Asia Korea (North) PRK native 97142
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 97142
Asia Kuwait KWT native 97142
Africa Liberia LBR native 97142
Africa Madagascar MDG native 97142
Asia Malaysia MYS native 97142
Asia Maldives MDV native 97142
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 97142
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 97142
Africa Mauritania MRT native 97142
Africa Mauritius MUS native 97142
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97142
North America Mexico MEX native 97142
Oceania Midway Is. MID native 97142
North America Montserrat MSR native 97142
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 97142
Asia Myanmar MMR native 97142
Africa Namibia NAM native 3722
Oceania Nauru NRU native 97142
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 97142
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 97142
North America Nicaragua NIC native 97142
Africa Nigeria NGA native 97142
Asia Oman OMN native 97142
Asia Pakistan PAK native 97142
Oceania Palau PLW native 97142
North America Panama PAN native 97142
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 97142
South America Peru PER native 97142
Asia Philippines PHL native 97142
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 97142
Asia Qatar QAT native 97142
Subantarctica S. Georg. Sandw. SGS native 275
Oceania Samoa WSM native 97142
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP native 97142
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 97142
Africa Senegal SEN native 97142
Africa Seychelles SYC native 97142
Africa Sierra Leone SLE native 97142
Asia Singapore SGP native 97142
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 97142
Africa Somalia SOM native 97142
Africa South Africa ZAF native 275
Antarctica South Orkney Is. SOI native 87340
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 97142
North America St Lucia LCA native 97142
Africa Sudan SDN native 97142
South America Suriname SUR native 97142
Africa Tanzania TZA native 97142
Asia Thailand THA native 97142
Africa Togo TGO native 97142
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 97142
Oceania Tonga TON native 97142
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 97142
North America Turks Caicos Is. TCA native 97142
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 97142
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 97142
South America Uruguay URY native 97142
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 97142
South America Venezuela VEN native 97142
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 97142
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 97142
Oceania Wake I. WAK native 97142
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 97142
Asia Yemen YEM native 97142
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