Epinephelus fasciatus was reported from 73 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 72 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 to South Africa and eastward to the Pitcairn Group, north to Japan and Korea, south to the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819), southern Queensland (Australia) and Lord Howe Island.
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Table 1: Present in 72 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Africa Angola AGO native 3166
Oceania Australia AUS native 78751
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 2114
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 5222
Asia Cambodia KHM native 5222
Africa Cargados Carajos CRG native 33390
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 5222
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 4787
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Africa Comoros COM native 4787
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5222
Africa Egypt EGY native 5222
Africa Eritrea ERI native 5222
Oceania Fiji FJI native 85272
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 4517
Oceania Guam GUM native 28620
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5222
Asia Israel ISR native 5222
Asia Japan JPN native 4787
Asia Jordan JOR native 5222
Africa Kenya KEN native 4787
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 5222
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Africa Madagascar MDG native 4787
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5222
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 5222
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 5222
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 57683
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 5222
Oceania Niue NIU native 3804
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK native 8879
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 5222
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 2872
Oceania Palau PLW native 5222
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 58652
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 121505
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Africa Rodriguez I. ROD native 33390
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
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 4787
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4787
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 4787
Africa Sudan SDN native 5222
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 4795
Africa Tanzania TZA native 4787
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 5222
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 5222
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46893
Oceania Wake I. WAK native 5222
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 4517
Asia Yemen YEM native 5222

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB questionable 26999

Table 4: Reported from 73 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Africa Angola AGO native 3166
Oceania Australia AUS native 78751
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 2114
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 5222
Asia Cambodia KHM native 5222
Africa Cargados Carajos CRG native 33390
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 5222
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 4787
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Africa Comoros COM native 4787
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5222
Africa Egypt EGY native 5222
Africa Eritrea ERI native 5222
Oceania Fiji FJI native 85272
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 4517
Oceania Guam GUM native 28620
Africa Guinea-Bissau GNB questionable 26999
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5222
Asia Israel ISR native 5222
Asia Japan JPN native 4787
Asia Jordan JOR native 5222
Africa Kenya KEN native 4787
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 5222
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Africa Madagascar MDG native 4787
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5222
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 5222
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 5222
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 57683
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 5222
Oceania Niue NIU native 3804
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK native 8879
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 5222
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 2872
Oceania Palau PLW native 5222
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 58652
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 121505
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Africa Rodriguez I. ROD native 33390
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
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 4787
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4787
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 4787
Africa Sudan SDN native 5222
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 4795
Africa Tanzania TZA native 4787
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 5222
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 5222
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46893
Oceania Wake I. WAK native 5222
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 4517
Asia Yemen YEM native 5222
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