Nemipterus japonicus was reported from 44 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 44 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. A Red Sea immigrant into the Mediterranean reported from Haifa Bay (2005) (Ref. 72453, 72484). A record of this species from northwestern Australia is unfounded.
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Table 1: Present in 44 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Asia Bahrain BHR native 3810
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 3810
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 3810
Asia Cambodia KHM native 3810
Asia China CHN native 3810
Africa Djibouti DJI native 3810
Africa Egypt EGY native 3810
Africa Eritrea ERI native 3810
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 3810
Asia Iran IRN native 3810
Asia Iraq IRQ native 3810
Asia Israel ISR introduced 72453
Asia Japan JPN native 9809
Asia Jordan JOR native 3810
Africa Kenya KEN native 3810
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Kuwait KWT native 3810
Asia Macau MAC native 3810
Africa Madagascar MDG native 45255
Asia Malaysia MYS native 3810
Asia Maldives MDV native 3810
Africa Mauritius MUS native 45255
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Asia Myanmar MMR native 3810
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 3810
Asia Philippines PHL native 3810
Asia Qatar QAT native 3810
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 3810
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 3810
Asia Singapore SGP native 3810
Africa Somalia SOM native 3810
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 3810
Africa Sudan SDN native 3810
Asia Taiwan TWN native 3810
Africa Tanzania TZA native 3810
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 3810
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 3810
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46893
Asia Yemen YEM native 3810

Table 4: Reported from 44 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Asia Bahrain BHR native 3810
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 3810
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 3810
Asia Cambodia KHM native 3810
Asia China CHN native 3810
Africa Djibouti DJI native 3810
Africa Egypt EGY native 3810
Africa Eritrea ERI native 3810
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 3810
Asia Iran IRN native 3810
Asia Iraq IRQ native 3810
Asia Israel ISR introduced 72453
Asia Japan JPN native 9809
Asia Jordan JOR native 3810
Africa Kenya KEN native 3810
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Kuwait KWT native 3810
Asia Macau MAC native 3810
Africa Madagascar MDG native 45255
Asia Malaysia MYS native 3810
Asia Maldives MDV native 3810
Africa Mauritius MUS native 45255
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Asia Myanmar MMR native 3810
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 3810
Asia Philippines PHL native 3810
Asia Qatar QAT native 3810
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 3810
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 3810
Asia Singapore SGP native 3810
Africa Somalia SOM native 3810
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 3810
Africa Sudan SDN native 3810
Asia Taiwan TWN native 3810
Africa Tanzania TZA native 3810
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 3810
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 3810
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46893
Asia Yemen YEM native 3810
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