Upeneus moluccensis was reported from 44 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 43 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 1 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: Red Sea to New Caledonia; north to Japan. Invaded the eastern Mediterranean from the Red Sea through the Suez Canal.
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Table 1: Present in 43 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 2110
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Asia Cambodia KHM native 2110
Asia China CHN native 57879
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 47843
Asia Cyprus CYP introduced 5385
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5450
Africa Egypt EGY native 5385
Oceania Fiji FJI native 85272
Europe Greece GRC introduced 113897
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 2110
Asia Israel ISR introduced 5385
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Jordan JOR introduced 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 83903
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Lebanon LBN introduced 4845
Africa Libya LBY introduced 43448
Africa Madagascar MDG native 4517
Asia Malaysia MYS native 2110
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 41878
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 5525
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Pakistan PAK native 2872
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 2858
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 43239
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 99978
Asia Singapore SGP native 2110
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 2110
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 2110
Asia Syria SYR introduced 87676
Africa Tanzania TZA native 5213
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Turkey TUR introduced 57855
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 12846
Asia Yemen YEM native 28016

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Malta MLT questionable 41523

Table 4: Reported from 44 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 2110
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Asia Cambodia KHM native 2110
Asia China CHN native 57879
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 47843
Asia Cyprus CYP introduced 5385
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5450
Africa Egypt EGY native 5385
Oceania Fiji FJI native 85272
Europe Greece GRC introduced 113897
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 2110
Asia Israel ISR introduced 5385
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Jordan JOR introduced 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 83903
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Lebanon LBN introduced 4845
Africa Libya LBY introduced 43448
Africa Madagascar MDG native 4517
Asia Malaysia MYS native 2110
Europe Malta MLT questionable 41523
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 41878
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 5525
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Pakistan PAK native 2872
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 2858
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 43239
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 99978
Asia Singapore SGP native 2110
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 2110
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 2110
Asia Syria SYR introduced 87676
Africa Tanzania TZA native 5213
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Turkey TUR introduced 57855
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 12846
Asia Yemen YEM native 28016
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