Gnathanodon speciosus was reported from 80 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 80 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: from Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa, north to Mie Prefecture, Japan and east to southwestern coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico and Gulf of California to Ecuador (Ref. 9283).
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Table 1: Present in 80 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 78751
Asia Bahrain BHR native 28618
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 3280
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 3280
Asia Cambodia KHM native 3280
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 57879
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 3280
South America Colombia COL native 9283
Africa Comoros COM native 33390
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
North America Costa Rica CRI native 9283
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5450
Oceania Easter I. EAS native 89467
South America Ecuador ECU native 9283
North America El Salvador SLV native 9283
Oceania Fiji FJI native 3280
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 4517
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
North America Guatemala GTM native 9283
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 583
North America Honduras HND native 9283
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 3280
Asia Iran IRN native 47533
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 12484
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Africa Madagascar MDG native 12484
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 12339
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
North America Mexico MEX native 37955
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
Oceania Nauru NRU native 3280
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11889
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 3280
North America Nicaragua NIC native 9283
Oceania Niue NIU native 3804
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 3280
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 2872
Oceania Palau PLW native 3280
North America Panama PAN native 9283
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 2858
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Africa Réunion REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 9710
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 28618
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
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 4795
Asia Taiwan TWN native 5193
Africa Tanzania TZA native 2871
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 3280
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 4795
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 3280
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Oceania US Minor Is. UMI native 3280
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 13300
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46893
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 3280
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631

Table 4: Reported from 80 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 78751
Asia Bahrain BHR native 28618
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 3280
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 3280
Asia Cambodia KHM native 3280
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 57879
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 3280
South America Colombia COL native 9283
Africa Comoros COM native 33390
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
North America Costa Rica CRI native 9283
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5450
Oceania Easter I. EAS native 89467
South America Ecuador ECU native 9283
North America El Salvador SLV native 9283
Oceania Fiji FJI native 3280
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 4517
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
North America Guatemala GTM native 9283
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 583
North America Honduras HND native 9283
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 3280
Asia Iran IRN native 47533
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 12484
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Africa Madagascar MDG native 12484
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 12339
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
North America Mexico MEX native 37955
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
Oceania Nauru NRU native 3280
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11889
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 3280
North America Nicaragua NIC native 9283
Oceania Niue NIU native 3804
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 3280
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 2872
Oceania Palau PLW native 3280
North America Panama PAN native 9283
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 2858
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Africa Réunion REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 9710
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 28618
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
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 4795
Asia Taiwan TWN native 5193
Africa Tanzania TZA native 2871
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 3280
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 4795
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 3280
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Oceania US Minor Is. UMI native 3280
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 13300
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46893
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 3280
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631
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