Epinephelus lanceolatus was reported from 59 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 59 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 to Algoa Bay, South Africa and eastward to the Hawaiian and Pitcairn islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia. Absence in the Persian Gulf is puzzling.
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Table 1: Present in 59 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 78751
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Asia China CHN native 47843
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5222
Africa Eritrea ERI native 5222
Oceania Fiji FJI native 12743
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 4787
Oceania Guam GUM native 35721
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 5222
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 4833
Asia Indonesia IDN native 89611
Asia Japan JPN native 4787
Oceania Johnston I. JTN native 5222
Africa Kenya KEN native 5222
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 4787
Africa Madagascar MDG native 4787
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5222
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 4795
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 37816
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 37816
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11889
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 37816
Oceania North. Marianas MNP native 37816
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 5222
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 41819
Asia Philippines PHL native 5222
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 5222
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 90102
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Africa Seychelles SYC native 4787
Asia Singapore SGP native 5222
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa Somalia SOM native 5222
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4787
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 4787
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 36073
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 4795
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 4787
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 46904
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 12846
Oceania Wake I. WAK native 37816
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631

Table 4: Reported from 59 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 78751
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Asia China CHN native 47843
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5222
Africa Eritrea ERI native 5222
Oceania Fiji FJI native 12743
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 4787
Oceania Guam GUM native 35721
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 5222
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 4833
Asia Indonesia IDN native 89611
Asia Japan JPN native 4787
Oceania Johnston I. JTN native 5222
Africa Kenya KEN native 5222
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 4787
Africa Madagascar MDG native 4787
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5222
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 4795
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 37816
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 37816
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11889
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 37816
Oceania North. Marianas MNP native 37816
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 5222
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 41819
Asia Philippines PHL native 5222
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 5222
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 90102
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Africa Seychelles SYC native 4787
Asia Singapore SGP native 5222
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa Somalia SOM native 5222
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4787
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 4787
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 36073
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 4795
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 4787
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 46904
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 12846
Oceania Wake I. WAK native 37816
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631
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