| LarvalBase | FishBase |
| Country | ABB | Status | Main Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | ALB | native | 83428 |
| Algeria | DZA | native | 56488 |
| Angola | AGO | native | 3166 |
| Antigua Barbuda | ATG | native | 5224 |
| Argentina | ARG | native | 7251 |
| Aruba | ABW | native | 5217 |
| Ascension I. | ASC | questionable | 98447 |
| Bahamas | BHS | native | 5521 |
| Barbados | BRB | native | 9761 |
| Belize | BLZ | native | 5224 |
| Bermuda | BMU | native | 7251 |
| Brazil | BRA | native | 57756 |
| Canada | CAN | native | 5951 |
| Cape Verde | CPV | native | 94080 |
| Cayman Is. | CYM | native | 26938 |
| Colombia | COL | native | 5217 |
| Costa Rica | CRI | native | 5224 |
| Cuba | CUB | native | 54206 |
| Curaçao I. | CUW | native | 5217 |
| Cyprus | CYP | native | 88082 |
| Dominica | DMA | native | 5224 |
| Dominican Rp | DOM | native | 5224 |
| France | FRA | native | 116450 |
| French Guiana | GUF | native | 13608 |
| Gabon | GAB | native | 5516 |
| Greece | GRC | native | 48657 |
| Grenada | GRD | native | 5224 |
| Guatemala | GTM | native | 5224 |
| Guinea | GIN | native | 41002 |
| Guinea-Bissau | GNB | native | 26999 |
| Guyana | GUY | native | 26819 |
| Haiti | HTI | native | 5224 |
| Honduras | HND | native | 5224 |
| Italy | ITA | native | 3397 |
| Ivory coast | CIV | native | 28587 |
| Jamaica | JAM | native | 5224 |
| Madeira Is. | MRA | questionable | 74541 |
| Malta | MLT | native | 33971 |
| Mauritania | MRT | native | 55783 |
| Mexico | MEX | native | 5224 |
| Nicaragua | NIC | native | 5224 |
| Panama | PAN | native | 5224 |
| Puerto Rico | PRI | native | 50307 |
| Sao Tome Princ. | STP | native | 34088 |
| Spain | ESP | native | 95727 |
| St Lucia | LCA | native | 5224 |
| St Paul's Rocks | SPR | native | 58047 |
| St Vincent Gren. | VCT | native | 5224 |
| Suriname | SUR | native | 26912 |
| Syria | SYR | native | 87676 |
| Trinidad Tobago | TTO | native | 5217 |
| Türkiye | TUR | native | 57855 |
| Turks Caicos Is. | TCA | native | 26938 |
| UK | GBR | native | 5204 |
| Ukraine | UKR | native | 12561 |
| Uruguay | URY | native | 54736 |
| USA | USA | native | 7251 |
| Venezuela | VEN | native | 5217 |
| Virgin Is. (US) | VIR | native | 26180 |