Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus was reported from 24 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 24 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-West Pacific: Red Sea and Sodwana Bay, South Africa (Ref. 4313) to the Mariana Islands (Ref. 9710), north to Taiwan; Palau and Guam in Micronesia; probably more widespread.
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Table 1: Present in 24 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 5978
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 90102
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 90102
Africa Egypt EGY native 1602
Oceania Guam GUM native 1602
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
Asia Israel ISR native 13277
Asia Malaysia MYS native 48635
Asia Maldives MDV native 5579
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 37816
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11897
Oceania North. Marianas MNP native 9710
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Oceania Palau PLW native 1602
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 28888
Asia Philippines PHL native 4846
Africa Reunion I. REU native 86966
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4313
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 55073
Africa Tanzania TZA native 51015
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534

Table 4: Reported from 24 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 5978
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 90102
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 90102
Africa Egypt EGY native 1602
Oceania Guam GUM native 1602
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
Asia Israel ISR native 13277
Asia Malaysia MYS native 48635
Asia Maldives MDV native 5579
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 37816
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11897
Oceania North. Marianas MNP native 9710
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Oceania Palau PLW native 1602
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 28888
Asia Philippines PHL native 4846
Africa Reunion I. REU native 86966
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4313
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 55073
Africa Tanzania TZA native 51015
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534
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