Apogonichthyoides taeniatus was reported from 24 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 16 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 8 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and Persian Gulf south to Mozambique, Aldabra and Madagascar.
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Table 1: Present in 16 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Bahrain BHR native 28618
Africa Comoros COM native 9710
Africa Egypt EGY native 28618
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia Israel ISR native 4738
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 31740
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Africa Madagascar MDG native 9710
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 4329
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 68964
Africa Seychelles SYC native 11441
Africa Tanzania TZA native 28618
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964

Table 2: Possible in 8 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia China CHN questionable 57879
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN questionable 4868
Asia India IND questionable 45255
Asia Japan JPN questionable 559
Asia Korea (South) KOR questionable 77001
Asia Philippines PHL questionable 559
Asia Thailand THA questionable 37773
Asia Viet Nam VNM questionable 12846

Table 4: Reported from 24 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Bahrain BHR native 28618
Asia China CHN questionable 57879
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN questionable 4868
Africa Comoros COM native 9710
Africa Egypt EGY native 28618
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND questionable 45255
Asia Israel ISR native 4738
Asia Japan JPN questionable 559
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 31740
Asia Korea (South) KOR questionable 77001
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Africa Madagascar MDG native 9710
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 4329
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Philippines PHL questionable 559
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 68964
Africa Seychelles SYC native 11441
Africa Tanzania TZA native 28618
Asia Thailand THA questionable 37773
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Asia Viet Nam VNM questionable 12846
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

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