Benthosema pterotum was reported from 26 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 25 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-West Pacific: From about 25°S off Mozambique to the Gulf of Oman, east to the Bay of Bengal, Indonesia and western Australia, and north to Japan. Southeast Atlantic: Larvae were present in cruise collections off the eastern coast of South Africa, however, adults have not been reported in this area (Ref. 41388).
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Table 1: Present in 25 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 114317
Asia China CHN native 44036
Africa Egypt EGY native 114673
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 114317
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
Asia Iran IRN native 114317
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 114317
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 4066
Asia Myanmar MMR native 114317
Asia Oman OMN native 114317
Asia Pakistan PAK native 114317
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6993
Asia Philippines PHL native 280
Africa Somalia SOM native 114678
Asia Taiwan TWN native 5193
Africa Tanzania TZA native 114317
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 114317
Asia Yemen YEM native 28016

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Israel ISR questionable 13277

Table 4: Reported from 26 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 114317
Asia China CHN native 44036
Africa Egypt EGY native 114673
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 114317
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
Asia Iran IRN native 114317
Asia Israel ISR questionable 13277
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 114317
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 4066
Asia Myanmar MMR native 114317
Asia Oman OMN native 114317
Asia Pakistan PAK native 114317
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6993
Asia Philippines PHL native 280
Africa Somalia SOM native 114678
Asia Taiwan TWN native 5193
Africa Tanzania TZA native 114317
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 114317
Asia Yemen YEM native 28016
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