Sphyraena obtusata was reported from 53 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 53 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 and East Africa to Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Victoria, Australia. Migrated to eastern Mediterranean from the Red Sea via the Suez Canal (Ref. 5385). The exact range is uncertain because of confusion of this species with Sphyraena flavicauda (Ref. 9768).
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Table 1: Present in 53 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 1602
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 63167
Asia Cambodia KHM native 31154
Asia China CHN native 57879
Asia Cyprus CYP introduced 5385
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5450
Africa Egypt EGY native 5385
Oceania Fiji FJI native 85272
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
Asia Iran IRN native 47613
Asia Iraq IRQ native 108387
Asia Israel ISR introduced 5385
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Africa Kenya KEN native 111365
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Asia Lebanon LBN introduced 5385
Africa Libya LBY introduced 5385
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 115029
Africa Madagascar MDG native 33390
Asia Malaysia MYS native 27550
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Africa Mauritius MUS native 33390
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 37816
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 57683
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11889
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 1602
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 2872
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
Asia Philippines PHL native 2858
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Africa Réunion REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 559
Oceania Samoa WSM native 1602
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 68964
Africa Seychelles SYC native 114000
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 30531
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 9768
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 115029
Asia Taiwan TWN native 55073
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Turkey TUR introduced 5385
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 9706
Asia Yemen YEM native 28016

Table 4: Reported from 53 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 1602
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 63167
Asia Cambodia KHM native 31154
Asia China CHN native 57879
Asia Cyprus CYP introduced 5385
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5450
Africa Egypt EGY native 5385
Oceania Fiji FJI native 85272
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
Asia Iran IRN native 47613
Asia Iraq IRQ native 108387
Asia Israel ISR introduced 5385
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Africa Kenya KEN native 111365
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Asia Lebanon LBN introduced 5385
Africa Libya LBY introduced 5385
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 115029
Africa Madagascar MDG native 33390
Asia Malaysia MYS native 27550
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Africa Mauritius MUS native 33390
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 37816
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 57683
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11889
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 1602
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 2872
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
Asia Philippines PHL native 2858
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Africa Réunion REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 559
Oceania Samoa WSM native 1602
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 68964
Africa Seychelles SYC native 114000
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 30531
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 9768
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 115029
Asia Taiwan TWN native 55073
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Turkey TUR introduced 5385
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 9706
Asia Yemen YEM native 28016
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