Epinephelus fuscoguttatus was reported from 60 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 59 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-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Samoa and the Phoenix Islands, north to Japan, south to Australia. Unknown from the Persian Gulf, Hawaii, and French Polynesia. Often confused with Epinephelus polyphekadion (=Epinephelus microdon of recent authors).
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Table 1: Present in 59 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 5222
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 2114
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 2114
Asia Cambodia KHM native 2114
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 33390
Asia China CHN native 57879
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 6700
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 114977
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Africa Comoros COM native 5222
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5222
Africa Egypt EGY native 5222
Africa Eritrea ERI native 5222
Oceania Fiji FJI native 5222
Oceania Guam GUM native 35721
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 89611
Asia Israel ISR native 5222
Asia Japan JPN native 5222
Asia Jordan JOR native 5222
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 4787
Africa Madagascar MDG native 4787
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 5222
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 57683
Asia Myanmar MMR native 2114
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 4787
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 2114
Asia Pakistan PAK native 2872
Oceania Palau PLW native 5515
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 393
Africa Reunion I. REU native 5222
Africa Rodriguez I. ROD native 33390
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 559
Oceania Samoa WSM native 4787
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 5222
Africa Seychelles SYC native 4787
Asia Singapore SGP native 5222
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 5222
Africa Somalia SOM native 5222
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 5222
Africa Sudan SDN native 5222
Africa Tanzania TZA native 4787
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 5222
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 12846
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 84356
Asia Yemen YEM native 5222

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa South Africa ZAF questionable 11228

Table 4: Reported from 60 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 5222
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 2114
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 2114
Asia Cambodia KHM native 2114
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 33390
Asia China CHN native 57879
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 6700
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 114977
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Africa Comoros COM native 5222
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5222
Africa Egypt EGY native 5222
Africa Eritrea ERI native 5222
Oceania Fiji FJI native 5222
Oceania Guam GUM native 35721
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 89611
Asia Israel ISR native 5222
Asia Japan JPN native 5222
Asia Jordan JOR native 5222
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 4787
Africa Madagascar MDG native 4787
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 5222
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 57683
Asia Myanmar MMR native 2114
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 4787
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 2114
Asia Pakistan PAK native 2872
Oceania Palau PLW native 5515
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 393
Africa Reunion I. REU native 5222
Africa Rodriguez I. ROD native 33390
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 559
Oceania Samoa WSM native 4787
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 5222
Africa Seychelles SYC native 4787
Asia Singapore SGP native 5222
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 5222
Africa Somalia SOM native 5222
Africa South Africa ZAF questionable 11228
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 5222
Africa Sudan SDN native 5222
Africa Tanzania TZA native 4787
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 5222
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 12846
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 84356
Asia Yemen YEM native 5222
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