Lutjanus erythropterus was reported from 31 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 31 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman to Fiji, north to southern Japan and Jeju Island, Korea (Ref. 114833), south to New South Wales, Australia (Ref. 114833) and New Caledonia (Ref. 86942). This species has been referred to as Lutjanus malabaricus (non Schneider) or Lutjanus altifrontalis by many recent authors. Occurrence in the Red Sea is a misidentification (Ref. 84159).
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Table 1: Present in 31 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Admiralty Is. ADM native 55
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 6390
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 55
Asia Cambodia KHM native 55
Asia China CHN native 55
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 55
Oceania Fiji FJI native 114833
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 55
Asia Indonesia IDN native 55
Asia Iran IRN native 55
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 114833
Asia Malaysia MYS native 55
Asia Myanmar MMR native 55
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 2872
Oceania Palau PLW native 114832
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 55
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 55
Asia Singapore SGP native 55
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 55
Asia Thailand THA native 55
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 55
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 114831
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534
Asia Yemen YEM native 114118

Table 4: Reported from 31 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Admiralty Is. ADM native 55
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 6390
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 55
Asia Cambodia KHM native 55
Asia China CHN native 55
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 55
Oceania Fiji FJI native 114833
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 55
Asia Indonesia IDN native 55
Asia Iran IRN native 55
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 114833
Asia Malaysia MYS native 55
Asia Myanmar MMR native 55
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 2872
Oceania Palau PLW native 114832
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 55
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 55
Asia Singapore SGP native 55
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 55
Asia Thailand THA native 55
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 55
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 114831
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534
Asia Yemen YEM native 114118
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