Sarda orientalis was reported from 48 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 48 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: widespread but with many gaps in its known distribution. Eastern Pacific: Hawaiian Islands and Pacific coast of USA to southern tip of Baja California and Tres Marias Islands extending to Cabo Blanco, Peru (especially during El Niño events), the Galapagos Islands and Gulf of Guayaquil.
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Table 1: Present in 48 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 2334
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Asia China CHN native 168
South America Colombia COL native 168
Africa Comoros COM native 168
North America Costa Rica CRI native 168
Africa Djibouti DJI native 168
South America Ecuador ECU native 40498
Africa Egypt EGY native 168
North America El Salvador SLV native 168
Africa Eritrea ERI native 168
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 5227
North America Guatemala GTM native 168
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 168
North America Honduras HND native 168
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 168
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 12484
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Africa Madagascar MDG native 168
Asia Malaysia MYS native 27550
North America Mexico MEX native 168
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 168
North America Nicaragua NIC native 168
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
North America Panama PAN native 168
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
South America Peru PER native 168
Asia Philippines PHL native 168
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Africa Réunion REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 168
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 168
Africa Seychelles SYC native 168
Africa Somalia SOM native 168
Africa South Africa ZAF native 168
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 168
Africa Sudan SDN native 168
Asia Taiwan TWN native 5193
Africa Tanzania TZA native 12484
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46893
Asia Yemen YEM native 168

Table 4: Reported from 48 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 2334
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Asia China CHN native 168
South America Colombia COL native 168
Africa Comoros COM native 168
North America Costa Rica CRI native 168
Africa Djibouti DJI native 168
South America Ecuador ECU native 40498
Africa Egypt EGY native 168
North America El Salvador SLV native 168
Africa Eritrea ERI native 168
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 5227
North America Guatemala GTM native 168
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 168
North America Honduras HND native 168
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 168
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 12484
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Africa Madagascar MDG native 168
Asia Malaysia MYS native 27550
North America Mexico MEX native 168
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 168
North America Nicaragua NIC native 168
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
North America Panama PAN native 168
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
South America Peru PER native 168
Asia Philippines PHL native 168
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Africa Réunion REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 168
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 168
Africa Seychelles SYC native 168
Africa Somalia SOM native 168
Africa South Africa ZAF native 168
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 168
Africa Sudan SDN native 168
Asia Taiwan TWN native 5193
Africa Tanzania TZA native 12484
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46893
Asia Yemen YEM native 168
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