Bothus pantherinus was reported from 56 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 55 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 1 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: throughout the Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf to Hawaiian, Marquesas, and Society islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island. Record from the eastern Mediterranean incorrect (Ref. 9824).
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Table 1: Present in 55 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 1602
Asia Bahrain BHR native 28618
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 33837
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 5193
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5450
Africa Egypt EGY native 1602
Oceania Fiji FJI native 85272
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 1602
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
Asia Iraq IRQ native 117362
Asia Israel ISR native 13277
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 3322
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 1602
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1602
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 37816
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 41878
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11889
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK native 8879
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 1602
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
Asia Philippines PHL native 1555
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 28618
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4417
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 11298
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 28618
Africa Tanzania TZA native 3322
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 9824
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 13300
Asia Yemen YEM native 28016

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Turkey TUR questionable 57855

Table 4: Reported from 56 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 1602
Asia Bahrain BHR native 28618
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 33837
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 5193
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5450
Africa Egypt EGY native 1602
Oceania Fiji FJI native 85272
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 1602
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
Asia Iraq IRQ native 117362
Asia Israel ISR native 13277
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 3322
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 1602
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1602
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 37816
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 41878
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11889
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK native 8879
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 1602
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
Asia Philippines PHL native 1555
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 28618
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4417
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 11298
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 28618
Africa Tanzania TZA native 3322
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 9824
Asia Turkey TUR questionable 57855
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 13300
Asia Yemen YEM native 28016
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