Drepane punctata was reported from 47 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 41 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 6 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: temperate and tropical waters from India to northern Australia, New Guinea, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan and Japan.
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Table 1: Present in 41 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 78751
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 3283
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 3283
Asia Cambodia KHM native 3283
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 57879
Oceania Fiji FJI native 3283
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 9800
Asia Iran IRN native 47613
Asia Japan JPN native 43239
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 3283
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 3283
Asia Myanmar MMR native 3283
Oceania Nauru NRU native 3283
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11889
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 3283
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 2872
Oceania Palau PLW native 3283
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 9800
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 559
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 68964
Asia Singapore SGP native 3283
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 3283
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 4833
Asia Taiwan TWN native 5193
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 3283
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 3283
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Oceania US Minor Is. UMI native 3283
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46893
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 3283

Table 2: Possible in 6 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM questionable 592
Africa Madagascar MDG questionable 13333
Africa Mozambique MOZ questionable 5213
Africa Réunion REU questionable 53568
Oceania Samoa WSM questionable 592
Africa Somalia SOM questionable 30573

Table 4: Reported from 47 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM questionable 592
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 78751
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 3283
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 3283
Asia Cambodia KHM native 3283
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 57879
Oceania Fiji FJI native 3283
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 9800
Asia Iran IRN native 47613
Asia Japan JPN native 43239
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 3283
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Africa Madagascar MDG questionable 13333
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 3283
Africa Mozambique MOZ questionable 5213
Asia Myanmar MMR native 3283
Oceania Nauru NRU native 3283
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11889
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 3283
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 2872
Oceania Palau PLW native 3283
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 9800
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Africa Réunion REU questionable 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 559
Oceania Samoa WSM questionable 592
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 68964
Asia Singapore SGP native 3283
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 3283
Africa Somalia SOM questionable 30573
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 4833
Asia Taiwan TWN native 5193
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 3283
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 3283
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Oceania US Minor Is. UMI native 3283
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46893
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 3283
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