Octopus briareus was reported from 27 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 27 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: southeast USA, southeast Gulf of Mexico, Bahamas, Caribbean island chain and northern South America.
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Table 1: Present in 27 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 275
North America Bahamas BHS native 275
North America Bon. Eust. Saba BES native 128352
North America Canada CAN native 1667
South America Colombia COL native 275
North America Costa Rica CRI native 83938
North America Cuba CUB native 275
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 275
North America Dominica DMA native 275
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 275
South America French Guiana GUF native 275
North America Grenada GRD native 275
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 275
South America Guyana GUY native 275
North America Haiti HTI native 275
North America Jamaica JAM native 275
North America Martinique MTQ native 275
North America Mexico MEX native 83938
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 275
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 275
North America St Lucia LCA native 275
North America St Vincent Gren. VCT native 275
South America Suriname SUR native 275
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 275
North America USA USA native 1667
South America Venezuela VEN native 275
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 275

Table 4: Reported from 27 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 275
North America Bahamas BHS native 275
North America Bon. Eust. Saba BES native 128352
North America Canada CAN native 1667
South America Colombia COL native 275
North America Costa Rica CRI native 83938
North America Cuba CUB native 275
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 275
North America Dominica DMA native 275
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 275
South America French Guiana GUF native 275
North America Grenada GRD native 275
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 275
South America Guyana GUY native 275
North America Haiti HTI native 275
North America Jamaica JAM native 275
North America Martinique MTQ native 275
North America Mexico MEX native 83938
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 275
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 275
North America St Lucia LCA native 275
North America St Vincent Gren. VCT native 275
South America Suriname SUR native 275
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 275
North America USA USA native 1667
South America Venezuela VEN native 275
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 275
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874