Pastinachus sephen was reported from 30 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 12 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 1 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 17 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Northwestern Indian Ocean: Red Sea to Pakistan.
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Table 1: Present in 12 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Iran IRN native 47533
Asia Iraq IRQ native 51878
Asia Kuwait KWT native 28618
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 68964
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Chagos Is. CHG questionable 114953

Table 3: Absent from 17 country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI error 114953
Oceania Australia AUS error 114953
Asia Bangladesh BGD error 114953
Asia Indonesia IDN misidentification 114953
Asia Japan JPN error 114953
Asia Malaysia MYS error 114953
Asia Maldives MDV error 114953
Africa Mayotte MYT error 114953
Oceania Micronesia FSM error 114953
Oceania New Caledonia NCL error 114953
Oceania Palau PLW error 114953
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG error 114953
Asia Philippines PHL error 114953
Africa Seychelles SYC error 114953
Africa South Africa ZAF error 114953
Asia Thailand THA error 114953
Asia Viet Nam VNM error 114953

Table 4: Reported from 30 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI error 114953
Oceania Australia AUS error 114953
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Asia Bangladesh BGD error 114953
Asia Chagos Is. CHG questionable 114953
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN misidentification 114953
Asia Iran IRN native 47533
Asia Iraq IRQ native 51878
Asia Japan JPN error 114953
Asia Kuwait KWT native 28618
Asia Malaysia MYS error 114953
Asia Maldives MDV error 114953
Africa Mayotte MYT error 114953
Oceania Micronesia FSM error 114953
Oceania New Caledonia NCL error 114953
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Oceania Palau PLW error 114953
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG error 114953
Asia Philippines PHL error 114953
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 68964
Africa Seychelles SYC error 114953
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF error 114953
Asia Thailand THA error 114953
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Asia Viet Nam VNM error 114953
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

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