Epinephelus radiatus was reported from 24 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 22 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 2 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: spotty distribution from the Red Sea to Japan and Papua New Guinea. Referred to as Epinephelus morrhua morrhua in Japan (Ref. 5978).
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Table 1: Present in 22 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 5222
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 5222
Africa Comoros COM native 58472
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5222
Africa Eritrea ERI native 5222
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 5222
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Israel ISR native 13277
Asia Japan JPN native 4787
Asia Jordan JOR native 48643
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Asia Myanmar MMR native 45255
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 5222
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 5222
Africa Somalia SOM native 5222
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 5222
Asia Yemen YEM native 5222

Table 2: Possible in 2 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Mozambique MOZ questionable 5213
Africa South Africa ZAF questionable 4319

Table 4: Reported from 24 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 5222
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 5222
Africa Comoros COM native 58472
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5222
Africa Eritrea ERI native 5222
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 5222
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Israel ISR native 13277
Asia Japan JPN native 4787
Asia Jordan JOR native 48643
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Africa Mozambique MOZ questionable 5213
Asia Myanmar MMR native 45255
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 5222
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 5222
Africa Somalia SOM native 5222
Africa South Africa ZAF questionable 4319
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 5222
Asia Yemen YEM native 5222
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