Caranx sexfasciatus was reported from 91 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 91 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-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Hawaii, north to southern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands, south to Australia and New Caledonia. Eastern Pacific: southwestern coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico and the Gulf of California to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands (Ref. 9283).
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Table 1: Present in 91 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Admiralty Is. ADM native 3280
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 44894
Asia Bahrain BHR native 3280
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 3280
Asia Cambodia KHM native 3280
Africa Cargados Carajos CRG native 33390
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 47843
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 5193
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
South America Colombia COL native 9283
Africa Comoros COM native 33390
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 3280
North America Costa Rica CRI native 9283
Africa Djibouti DJI native 3280
Oceania Easter I. EAS native 89467
South America Ecuador ECU native 40498
Africa Egypt EGY native 3280
North America El Salvador SLV native 9283
Africa Eritrea ERI native 3280
Oceania Fiji FJI native 12596
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 12792
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 5227
Oceania Guam GUM native 3280
North America Guatemala GTM native 9283
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
North America Honduras HND native 9283
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 3280
Asia Indonesia IDN native 3280
Asia Iran IRN native 3280
Asia Iraq IRQ native 3280
Asia Israel ISR native 3280
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Jordan JOR native 3280
Africa Kenya KEN native 3287
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 3280
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Kuwait KWT native 3280
Africa Madagascar MDG native 13333
Asia Malaysia MYS native 41184
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 4795
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 3280
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
North America Mexico MEX native 37955
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11889
North America Nicaragua NIC native 9283
Oceania Niue NIU native 3804
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK native 8881
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 3280
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 3280
Oceania Palau PLW native 3280
North America Panama PAN native 9283
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 2847
Asia Philippines PHL native 13724
Asia Qatar QAT native 3280
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 3280
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 3280
Africa Seychelles SYC native 10685
Asia Singapore SGP native 3280
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 3280
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 3197
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 3280
Africa Sudan SDN native 3280
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 12792
Africa Tanzania TZA native 2871
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 78572
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 3280
Oceania Tonga TON native 3280
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 4795
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 12596
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 3280
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 13300
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46893
Oceania Wake I. WAK native 37816
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 84368
Asia Yemen YEM native 3280

Table 4: Reported from 91 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Admiralty Is. ADM native 3280
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 44894
Asia Bahrain BHR native 3280
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 3280
Asia Cambodia KHM native 3280
Africa Cargados Carajos CRG native 33390
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 47843
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 5193
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
South America Colombia COL native 9283
Africa Comoros COM native 33390
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 3280
North America Costa Rica CRI native 9283
Africa Djibouti DJI native 3280
Oceania Easter I. EAS native 89467
South America Ecuador ECU native 40498
Africa Egypt EGY native 3280
North America El Salvador SLV native 9283
Africa Eritrea ERI native 3280
Oceania Fiji FJI native 12596
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 12792
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 5227
Oceania Guam GUM native 3280
North America Guatemala GTM native 9283
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
North America Honduras HND native 9283
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 3280
Asia Indonesia IDN native 3280
Asia Iran IRN native 3280
Asia Iraq IRQ native 3280
Asia Israel ISR native 3280
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Jordan JOR native 3280
Africa Kenya KEN native 3287
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 3280
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Kuwait KWT native 3280
Africa Madagascar MDG native 13333
Asia Malaysia MYS native 41184
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 4795
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 3280
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
North America Mexico MEX native 37955
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11889
North America Nicaragua NIC native 9283
Oceania Niue NIU native 3804
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK native 8881
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 3280
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 3280
Oceania Palau PLW native 3280
North America Panama PAN native 9283
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 2847
Asia Philippines PHL native 13724
Asia Qatar QAT native 3280
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 3280
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 3280
Africa Seychelles SYC native 10685
Asia Singapore SGP native 3280
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 3280
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 3197
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 3280
Africa Sudan SDN native 3280
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 12792
Africa Tanzania TZA native 2871
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 78572
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 3280
Oceania Tonga TON native 3280
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 4795
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 12596
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 3280
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 13300
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46893
Oceania Wake I. WAK native 37816
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 84368
Asia Yemen YEM native 3280
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