Daption capense was reported from 51 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 32 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 19 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean and Antarctic. Subtropical to polar.
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Table 1: Present in 32 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Angola AGO native 7816
Antarctica Antarctica ATA native 84934
South America Argentina ARG native 7816
Oceania Australia AUS native 7816
South America Brazil BRA native 7816
South America Chile CHL native 7816
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 7816
Subantarctica Crozet Is. CRZ native 5261
Oceania Easter I. EAS native 90365
South America Ecuador ECU native 7816
South America Falkland Is. FLK native 7816
Oceania Fiji FJI native 7816
Subantarctica French South Tr ATF native 7816
Asia India IND native 7816
Asia Indonesia IDN native 7816
South America Juan Fernández JFI native 7816
Subantarctica Kerguelen Is. KGN native 89128
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 106682
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 7816
Africa Namibia NAM native 7816
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 84934
South America Peru PER native 7816
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 7816
Subantarctica S. Georg. Sandw. SGS native 84934
Africa Somalia SOM native 7816
Africa South Africa ZAF native 7816
Antarctica South Orkney Is. SOI native 87340
Antarctica South Shetland SSI native 92126
Oceania Tonga TON native 7816
Africa Tristan da Cunha TRC native 7816
South America Uruguay URY native 7816
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 7816

Table 2: Possible in 19 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
South America Colombia COL stray 7816
Oceania French Polynesia PYF stray 7816
South America Galapagos Is. GOS stray 7816
Europe Gibraltar GIB stray 7816
Europe Italy ITA stray 7816
Africa Kenya KEN stray 7816
Africa Madagascar MDG stray 7816
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS stray 84934
Africa Mauritius MUS stray 7816
North America Mexico MEX stray 84934
Oceania New Caledonia NCL stray 102739
Europe Norway NOR stray 7816
Africa Reunion I. REU stray 84934
Africa Seychelles SYC stray 7816
Europe Spain ESP stray 7816
Asia Sri Lanka LKA stray 7816
Africa St Helena SHN stray 84934
Africa Togo TGO stray 7816
North America USA USA stray 84934

Table 4: Reported from 51 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Angola AGO native 7816
Antarctica Antarctica ATA native 84934
South America Argentina ARG native 7816
Oceania Australia AUS native 7816
South America Brazil BRA native 7816
South America Chile CHL native 7816
South America Colombia COL stray 7816
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 7816
Subantarctica Crozet Is. CRZ native 5261
Oceania Easter I. EAS native 90365
South America Ecuador ECU native 7816
South America Falkland Is. FLK native 7816
Oceania Fiji FJI native 7816
Oceania French Polynesia PYF stray 7816
Subantarctica French South Tr ATF native 7816
South America Galapagos Is. GOS stray 7816
Europe Gibraltar GIB stray 7816
Asia India IND native 7816
Asia Indonesia IDN native 7816
Europe Italy ITA stray 7816
South America Juan Fernández JFI native 7816
Africa Kenya KEN stray 7816
Subantarctica Kerguelen Is. KGN native 89128
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 106682
Africa Madagascar MDG stray 7816
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS stray 84934
Africa Mauritius MUS stray 7816
North America Mexico MEX stray 84934
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 7816
Africa Namibia NAM native 7816
Oceania New Caledonia NCL stray 102739
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 84934
Europe Norway NOR stray 7816
South America Peru PER native 7816
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 7816
Africa Reunion I. REU stray 84934
Subantarctica S. Georg. Sandw. SGS native 84934
Africa Seychelles SYC stray 7816
Africa Somalia SOM native 7816
Africa South Africa ZAF native 7816
Antarctica South Orkney Is. SOI native 87340
Antarctica South Shetland SSI native 92126
Europe Spain ESP stray 7816
Asia Sri Lanka LKA stray 7816
Africa St Helena SHN stray 84934
Africa Togo TGO stray 7816
Oceania Tonga TON native 7816
Africa Tristan da Cunha TRC native 7816
South America Uruguay URY native 7816
North America USA USA stray 84934
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 7816
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