Ornithoteuthis volatilis was reported from 58 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 58 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: Indo-West Pacific: in warm temperate waters.
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Table 1: Present in 58 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Admiralty Is. ADM native 97142
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 97142
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 97142
Oceania Australia AUS native 275
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 97142
Africa Cargados Carajos CRG native 97142
Asia China CHN native 75930
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 81752
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 97142
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 97142
Africa Comoros COM native 97142
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 97142
Oceania Guam GUM native 97142
Asia India IND native 97142
Asia Indonesia IDN native 97142
Asia Iran IRN native 97142
Asia Japan JPN native 81752
Africa Kenya KEN native 97142
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 97142
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 275
Africa Madagascar MDG native 97142
Asia Maldives MDV native 97142
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 97142
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 97142
Africa Mauritius MUS native 97142
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97142
Oceania Micronesia FSM 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 Niue NIU native 97142
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 97142
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 97142
Asia Oman OMN native 97142
Asia Pakistan PAK native 97142
Oceania Palau PLW native 97142
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 97142
Asia Philippines PHL native 97142
Africa Reunion I. REU native 97142
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 97142
Oceania Samoa WSM native 97142
Africa Seychelles SYC native 97142
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 97142
Africa Somalia SOM native 97142
Africa South Africa ZAF native 97142
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 97142
Africa Tanzania TZA native 97142
Asia Thailand THA native 97142
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 97142
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 97142
Oceania Tonga TON native 97142
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 97142
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 97142
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 275
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 97142
Asia Yemen YEM native 97142

Table 4: Reported from 58 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Admiralty Is. ADM native 97142
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 97142
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 97142
Oceania Australia AUS native 275
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 97142
Africa Cargados Carajos CRG native 97142
Asia China CHN native 75930
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 81752
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 97142
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 97142
Africa Comoros COM native 97142
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 97142
Oceania Guam GUM native 97142
Asia India IND native 97142
Asia Indonesia IDN native 97142
Asia Iran IRN native 97142
Asia Japan JPN native 81752
Africa Kenya KEN native 97142
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 97142
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 275
Africa Madagascar MDG native 97142
Asia Maldives MDV native 97142
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 97142
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 97142
Africa Mauritius MUS native 97142
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97142
Oceania Micronesia FSM 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 Niue NIU native 97142
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 97142
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 97142
Asia Oman OMN native 97142
Asia Pakistan PAK native 97142
Oceania Palau PLW native 97142
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 97142
Asia Philippines PHL native 97142
Africa Reunion I. REU native 97142
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 97142
Oceania Samoa WSM native 97142
Africa Seychelles SYC native 97142
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 97142
Africa Somalia SOM native 97142
Africa South Africa ZAF native 97142
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 97142
Africa Tanzania TZA native 97142
Asia Thailand THA native 97142
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 97142
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 97142
Oceania Tonga TON native 97142
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 97142
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 97142
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 275
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 97142
Asia Yemen YEM native 97142
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