Himantura uarnak was reported from 53 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 52 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: Persian Gulf (Ref.80050); Red Sea (and eastern Mediterranean via Suez Canal) to southern Africa and French Polynesia, north to Taiwan, south to Australia. Also in the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819). Collected from the estuary of the River Ganges (Ref. 33178). This name has been used for a number of similar spotted species (Ref. 6871). Probably a species complex (Ref. 35766). Its identity has been confused in many publications and Micronesian specimens should be re-examined (Ref. 37816).
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Table 1: Present in 52 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 6871
Asia Bahrain BHR native 6871
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 6871
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 6871
Asia Cambodia KHM native 6871
Asia China CHN native 57879
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 6871
Africa Comoros COM native 6871
Asia Cyprus CYP introduced 6871
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5450
Africa Egypt EGY native 6871
Africa Eritrea ERI native 6871
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 3263
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 6871
Asia Iran IRN native 6871
Asia Israel ISR introduced 5385
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 12484
Asia Kuwait KWT native 6871
Asia Lebanon LBN introduced 6871
Africa Madagascar MDG native 12484
Asia Malaysia MYS native 27550
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 6871
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 57683
Asia Myanmar MMR native 6871
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 6871
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6993
Asia Philippines PHL native 280
Asia Qatar QAT native 6871
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 9710
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 6871
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Asia Singapore SGP native 6871
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 125385
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 3263
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 6871
Asia Syria SYR introduced 6871
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 9840
Africa Tanzania TZA native 12484
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 6871
Asia Turkey TUR introduced 57855
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 6871
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 9705
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Japan JPN questionable 559

Table 4: Reported from 53 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 6871
Asia Bahrain BHR native 6871
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 6871
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 6871
Asia Cambodia KHM native 6871
Asia China CHN native 57879
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 6871
Africa Comoros COM native 6871
Asia Cyprus CYP introduced 6871
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5450
Africa Egypt EGY native 6871
Africa Eritrea ERI native 6871
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 3263
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 6871
Asia Iran IRN native 6871
Asia Israel ISR introduced 5385
Asia Japan JPN questionable 559
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 12484
Asia Kuwait KWT native 6871
Asia Lebanon LBN introduced 6871
Africa Madagascar MDG native 12484
Asia Malaysia MYS native 27550
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 6871
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 57683
Asia Myanmar MMR native 6871
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 6871
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6993
Asia Philippines PHL native 280
Asia Qatar QAT native 6871
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 9710
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 6871
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Asia Singapore SGP native 6871
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 125385
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 3263
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 6871
Asia Syria SYR introduced 6871
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 9840
Africa Tanzania TZA native 12484
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 6871
Asia Turkey TUR introduced 57855
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 6871
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 9705
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631
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