Lates calcarifer was reported from 35 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 33 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 1 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 1 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: eastern edge of the Persian Gulf to China, Taiwan and southern Japan, southward to southern Papua New Guinea and northern Australia.
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Table 1: Present in 33 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 6390
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 1479
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 3281
Asia Cambodia KHM native 3281
Asia China CHN native 9799
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 89972
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 2847
Asia Japan JPN native 9799
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 3281
Asia Myanmar MMR native 94495
Oceania Nauru NRU native 3281
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 3281
Oceania North. Marianas MNP native 3281
Asia Pakistan PAK native 2872
Oceania Palau PLW native 3281
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 2847
Asia Philippines PHL native 12547
Asia Singapore SGP native 3281
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 3281
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 6028
Oceania Tahiti TIT introduced 9420
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 3281
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 3281
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 3281
Oceania US Minor Is. UMI native 3281
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 3281
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 2682
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 3281

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Fiji FJI questionable 3281

Table 3: Absent from 1 country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Israel ISR not established 43106

Table 4: Reported from 35 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 6390
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 1479
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 3281
Asia Cambodia KHM native 3281
Asia China CHN native 9799
Oceania Fiji FJI questionable 3281
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 89972
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 2847
Asia Israel ISR not established 43106
Asia Japan JPN native 9799
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 3281
Asia Myanmar MMR native 94495
Oceania Nauru NRU native 3281
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 3281
Oceania North. Marianas MNP native 3281
Asia Pakistan PAK native 2872
Oceania Palau PLW native 3281
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 2847
Asia Philippines PHL native 12547
Asia Singapore SGP native 3281
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 3281
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 6028
Oceania Tahiti TIT introduced 9420
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 3281
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 3281
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 3281
Oceania US Minor Is. UMI native 3281
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 3281
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 2682
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 3281
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