Lethrinus mahsena was reported from 33 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 23 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 10 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: Red Sea and East Africa to Sri Lanka. References to this species from the Central Pacific probably refer to Lethrinus atkinsoni.
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Table 1: Present in 23 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Br Indian Oc Tr IOT native 2295
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 2295
Africa Comoros COM native 2295
Africa Djibouti DJI native 2295
Africa Egypt EGY native 2295
Africa Eritrea ERI native 2295
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Israel ISR native 2295
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 2295
Africa Madagascar MDG native 2295
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Africa Mauritius MUS native 5503
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 41878
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Africa Réunion REU native 2295
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 2295
Africa Seychelles SYC native 2295
Africa Somalia SOM native 2295
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 2295
Africa Sudan SDN native 2295
Africa Tanzania TZA native 2295
Asia Yemen YEM native 2295

Table 2: Possible in 10 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI questionable 87596
Asia Japan JPN questionable 2295
Asia Malaysia MYS questionable 27550
Oceania New Caledonia NCL questionable 5525
Oceania Palau PLW questionable 2295
Asia Philippines PHL questionable 5399
Africa South Africa ZAF questionable 2295
Asia Taiwan TWN questionable 2295
Asia Viet Nam VNM questionable 12846
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF questionable 84368

Table 4: Reported from 33 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI questionable 87596
Africa Br Indian Oc Tr IOT native 2295
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 2295
Africa Comoros COM native 2295
Africa Djibouti DJI native 2295
Africa Egypt EGY native 2295
Africa Eritrea ERI native 2295
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Israel ISR native 2295
Asia Japan JPN questionable 2295
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 2295
Africa Madagascar MDG native 2295
Asia Malaysia MYS questionable 27550
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Africa Mauritius MUS native 5503
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 41878
Oceania New Caledonia NCL questionable 5525
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Oceania Palau PLW questionable 2295
Asia Philippines PHL questionable 5399
Africa Réunion REU native 2295
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 2295
Africa Seychelles SYC native 2295
Africa Somalia SOM native 2295
Africa South Africa ZAF questionable 2295
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 2295
Africa Sudan SDN native 2295
Asia Taiwan TWN questionable 2295
Africa Tanzania TZA native 2295
Asia Viet Nam VNM questionable 12846
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF questionable 84368
Asia Yemen YEM native 2295
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