Restricted to a certain region or part of a region. In this case, found only in the waters around South Africa.
Occurrence of organisms or taxa (termed endemic) whose distributions are restricted to a geographical region or locality, such as an island or a continent.
'Native' species confined to a given region (e.g. a species endemic to the Great Barrier Reef is not found anywhere else).
The condition of being restricted to a particular area with a prescribed extent.
nativeness by virtue or originating or occurring naturally (as in a particular place)
species found only in a particular region, e.g. a species endemic to South Australia is not found anywhere else.
A state in which species are restricted to a single region.
occurrence of endemic species
The measure or quality of being found in a given location or region and nowhere else in the world.
Restriction of a plant or animal species to one or a few localities in its distribution. Endemic species are usually confined to geographic islands and are vulnerable to extinction.
A taxa restricted in distribution to a particular geographical area and occurring nowhere else.