Plectropomus leopardus was reported from 25 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 1 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Western Pacific: from Western Australia, eastward to the Caroline Islands and Fiji: from southern Japan to Australia (Queensland); also recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797). Often misidentified as Plectropomus maculatus.
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Table 1: Present in 22 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 6390
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 5222
Asia China CHN native 57879
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Oceania Fiji FJI native 5222
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5222
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 5222
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 9070
Oceania North. Marianas MNP native 6306
Oceania Palau PLW native 5222
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 5222
Asia Singapore SGP native 2114
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 5222
Asia Thailand THA native 2114
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46893
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 84356

Table 2: Possible in 2 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM questionable 592
Oceania Samoa WSM questionable 592

Table 3: Absent from 1 countries/islands (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Mozambique MOZ error 5213

Table 4: Reported from 25 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM questionable 592
Oceania Australia AUS native 6390
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 5222
Asia China CHN native 57879
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Oceania Fiji FJI native 5222
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5222
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 5222
Africa Mozambique MOZ error 5213
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 9070
Oceania North. Marianas MNP native 6306
Oceania Palau PLW native 5222
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 5222
Oceania Samoa WSM questionable 592
Asia Singapore SGP native 2114
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 5222
Asia Thailand THA native 2114
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46893
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 84356
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

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