Lethrinus lentjan was reported from 65 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 65 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-West Pacific: widespread, from the Red Sea, Arabian (Persian) Gulf, and East Africa to the Ryukyus and Tonga.
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Table 1: Present in 65 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Admiralty Is. ADM native 2295
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 2295
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 6390
Asia Bahrain BHR native 2295
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 2295
Asia Cambodia KHM native 54723
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 2295
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Africa Comoros COM native 2295
Africa Djibouti DJI native 2295
Africa Egypt EGY native 2295
Africa Eritrea ERI native 2295
Oceania Fiji FJI native 2295
Oceania Guam GUM native 2295
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 2295
Asia Iran IRN native 2295
Asia Iraq IRQ native 2295
Asia Israel ISR native 2295
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Jordan JOR native 2295
Africa Kenya KEN native 2295
Asia Kuwait KWT native 2295
Asia Macau MAC native 2295
Africa Madagascar MDG native 2295
Asia Malaysia MYS native 2295
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 2295
Africa Mauritius MUS native 33390
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 41878
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
Oceania Nauru NRU native 2295
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11889
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 2295
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 2295
Oceania Palau PLW native 2295
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 2295
Asia Philippines PHL native 10558
Asia Qatar QAT native 2295
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 2295
Oceania Samoa WSM native 2295
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 2295
Africa Seychelles SYC native 2295
Asia Singapore SGP native 2295
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 2295
Africa Somalia SOM native 2295
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4369
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 2295
Africa Sudan SDN native 2295
Asia Taiwan TWN native 2295
Africa Tanzania TZA native 2295
Asia Thailand THA native 2295
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 2295
Oceania Tonga TON native 2295
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 2295
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 2295
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46893
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 2295
Asia Yemen YEM native 2295

Table 4: Reported from 65 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Admiralty Is. ADM native 2295
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 2295
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 6390
Asia Bahrain BHR native 2295
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 2295
Asia Cambodia KHM native 54723
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 2295
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Africa Comoros COM native 2295
Africa Djibouti DJI native 2295
Africa Egypt EGY native 2295
Africa Eritrea ERI native 2295
Oceania Fiji FJI native 2295
Oceania Guam GUM native 2295
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 2295
Asia Iran IRN native 2295
Asia Iraq IRQ native 2295
Asia Israel ISR native 2295
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Jordan JOR native 2295
Africa Kenya KEN native 2295
Asia Kuwait KWT native 2295
Asia Macau MAC native 2295
Africa Madagascar MDG native 2295
Asia Malaysia MYS native 2295
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 2295
Africa Mauritius MUS native 33390
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 41878
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
Oceania Nauru NRU native 2295
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11889
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 2295
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 2295
Oceania Palau PLW native 2295
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 2295
Asia Philippines PHL native 10558
Asia Qatar QAT native 2295
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 2295
Oceania Samoa WSM native 2295
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 2295
Africa Seychelles SYC native 2295
Asia Singapore SGP native 2295
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 2295
Africa Somalia SOM native 2295
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4369
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 2295
Africa Sudan SDN native 2295
Asia Taiwan TWN native 2295
Africa Tanzania TZA native 2295
Asia Thailand THA native 2295
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 2295
Oceania Tonga TON native 2295
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 2295
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 2295
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46893
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 2295
Asia Yemen YEM native 2295
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