Octopus alecto was reported from 3 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 3 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 Central Pacific: Cocos Island, Costa Rica and Mexico.
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Table 1: Present in 3 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
South America Cocos I. (C.R.) CCC native 83938
North America Costa Rica CRI native 83938
North America Mexico MEX native 3722

Table 4: Reported from 3 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
South America Cocos I. (C.R.) CCC native 83938
North America Costa Rica CRI native 83938
North America Mexico MEX native 3722
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