Epinephelus multinotatus was reported from 28 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 27 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: Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf to southern Mozambique and eastward to Western Australia. Not known from the Red Sea.
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Table 1: Present in 27 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 6390
Asia Bahrain BHR native 5222
Africa Cargados Carajos CRG native 33390
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 5222
Africa Comoros COM native 5222
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5222
Asia India IND native 115091
Asia Indonesia IDN native 4787
Asia Iran IRN native 5222
Asia Iraq IRQ native 5222
Africa Kenya KEN native 5222
Asia Kuwait KWT native 5222
Africa Madagascar MDG native 4787
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Africa Mauritius MUS native 4787
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Qatar QAT native 5222
Africa Réunion REU native 53568
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 5222
Africa Seychelles SYC native 4787
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 89707
Africa Tanzania TZA native 4787
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 5222
Asia Yemen YEM native 5222

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Rodriguez ROD questionable 3153

Table 4: Reported from 28 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 6390
Asia Bahrain BHR native 5222
Africa Cargados Carajos CRG native 33390
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 5222
Africa Comoros COM native 5222
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5222
Asia India IND native 115091
Asia Indonesia IDN native 4787
Asia Iran IRN native 5222
Asia Iraq IRQ native 5222
Africa Kenya KEN native 5222
Asia Kuwait KWT native 5222
Africa Madagascar MDG native 4787
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Africa Mauritius MUS native 4787
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Qatar QAT native 5222
Africa Réunion REU native 53568
Africa Rodriguez ROD questionable 3153
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 5222
Africa Seychelles SYC native 4787
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 89707
Africa Tanzania TZA native 4787
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 5222
Asia Yemen YEM native 5222
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