Caranx ignobilis was reported from 77 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 77 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 coast of Africa to the Hawaiian and Marquesan islands, north to southern Japan (Ref. 559) and the Ogasawara Islands, south to northern Australia. Hybrid with Caranx melampygus found in Hawaii (Ref. 58422).
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Table 1: Present in 77 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Admiralty Is. ADM native 3280
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 78751
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 3280
Asia Cambodia KHM native 3280
Oceania Caroline I. CRL native 3280
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Africa Comoros COM native 33390
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 3280
Africa Djibouti DJI native 3280
Africa Egypt EGY native 3280
Africa Eritrea ERI native 3280
Oceania Fiji FJI native 12596
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 4795
Oceania Guam GUM native 3280
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 3280
Asia Iran IRN native 47533
Asia Israel ISR native 3280
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 3287
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 3280
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Africa Madagascar MDG native 13333
Asia Malaysia MYS native 3280
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 3280
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 5439
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Oceania Midway Is. MID native 4225
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11889
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 37816
Oceania Niue NIU native 3804
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 3280
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 3280
Oceania Palau PLW native 3280
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 12550
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 4917
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Africa Réunion REU native 53568
Africa Rodriguez ROD native 33390
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 3280
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 3280
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Asia Singapore SGP native 3280
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 3280
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 3197
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 3280
Africa Sudan SDN native 3280
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 3280
Asia Taiwan TWN native 5193
Africa Tanzania TZA native 2871
Asia Thailand THA native 3280
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 3280
Oceania Tonga TON native 3280
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 4795
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 12596
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 3280
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 12846
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 84356
Asia Yemen YEM native 3280

Table 4: Reported from 77 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Admiralty Is. ADM native 3280
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 78751
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 3280
Asia Cambodia KHM native 3280
Oceania Caroline I. CRL native 3280
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Africa Comoros COM native 33390
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 3280
Africa Djibouti DJI native 3280
Africa Egypt EGY native 3280
Africa Eritrea ERI native 3280
Oceania Fiji FJI native 12596
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 4795
Oceania Guam GUM native 3280
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 3280
Asia Iran IRN native 47533
Asia Israel ISR native 3280
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 3287
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 3280
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Africa Madagascar MDG native 13333
Asia Malaysia MYS native 3280
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 3280
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 5439
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Oceania Midway Is. MID native 4225
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11889
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 37816
Oceania Niue NIU native 3804
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 3280
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 3280
Oceania Palau PLW native 3280
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 12550
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 4917
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Africa Réunion REU native 53568
Africa Rodriguez ROD native 33390
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 3280
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 3280
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Asia Singapore SGP native 3280
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 3280
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 3197
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 3280
Africa Sudan SDN native 3280
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 3280
Asia Taiwan TWN native 5193
Africa Tanzania TZA native 2871
Asia Thailand THA native 3280
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 3280
Oceania Tonga TON native 3280
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 4795
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 12596
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 3280
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 12846
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 84356
Asia Yemen YEM native 3280
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