Lutjanus quinquelineatus was reported from 47 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 47 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: Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman to Fiji, north to southern Japan. This species has been referred to as Lutjanus spilurus.
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Table 1: Present in 47 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Admiralty Is. ADM native 55
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 55
Oceania Australia AUS native 78751
Asia Bahrain BHR native 55
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 55
Asia Cambodia KHM native 55
Asia China CHN native 55
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 55
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5450
Oceania Fiji FJI native 55
Oceania Guam GUM native 55
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 55
Asia Indonesia IDN native 55
Asia Iran IRN native 55
Asia Iraq IRQ native 55
Asia Japan JPN native 55
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 55
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Kuwait KWT native 55
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Asia Macau MAC native 55
Asia Malaysia MYS native 55
Asia Myanmar MMR native 55
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 55
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 55
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 6956
Asia Qatar QAT native 55
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 55
Oceania Samoa WSM native 55
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 55
Asia Singapore SGP native 55
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 55
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 55
Asia Taiwan TWN native 55
Asia Thailand THA native 55
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 55
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 55
Oceania Tonga TON native 55
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 55
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 55
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 55
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 12846
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 84368
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631

Table 4: Reported from 47 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Admiralty Is. ADM native 55
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 55
Oceania Australia AUS native 78751
Asia Bahrain BHR native 55
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 55
Asia Cambodia KHM native 55
Asia China CHN native 55
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 55
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5450
Oceania Fiji FJI native 55
Oceania Guam GUM native 55
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 55
Asia Indonesia IDN native 55
Asia Iran IRN native 55
Asia Iraq IRQ native 55
Asia Japan JPN native 55
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 55
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Kuwait KWT native 55
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Asia Macau MAC native 55
Asia Malaysia MYS native 55
Asia Myanmar MMR native 55
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 55
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 55
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 6956
Asia Qatar QAT native 55
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 55
Oceania Samoa WSM native 55
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 55
Asia Singapore SGP native 55
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 55
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 55
Asia Taiwan TWN native 55
Asia Thailand THA native 55
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 55
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 55
Oceania Tonga TON native 55
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 55
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 55
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 55
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 12846
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 84368
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631
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