Hemigaleus microstoma was reported from 17 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 15 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: southern India and Sri Lanka; China to Indonesia (Ref. 56150). Also from Red Sea (Ref. 93009).

Specimens found in Australia (and probably Papua New Guinea) belong to a separate species, Hemigaleus australiensis (Ref. 56150).

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Table 1: Present in 15 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 118627
Asia Cambodia KHM native 244
Asia China CHN native 244
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 244
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 13567
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 244
Asia Japan JPN native 45255
Asia Macau MAC native 13567
Asia Malaysia MYS native 53392
Asia Philippines PHL native 110893
Asia Singapore SGP native 244
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 244
Asia Thailand THA native 93009
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 9705

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG questionable 56150

Table 3: Absent from 1 country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS misidentification 56150

Table 4: Reported from 17 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 118627
Oceania Australia AUS misidentification 56150
Asia Cambodia KHM native 244
Asia China CHN native 244
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 244
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 13567
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 244
Asia Japan JPN native 45255
Asia Macau MAC native 13567
Asia Malaysia MYS native 53392
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG questionable 56150
Asia Philippines PHL native 110893
Asia Singapore SGP native 244
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 244
Asia Thailand THA native 93009
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 9705
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