Otolithes ruber was reported from 37 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 36 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 1 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: East Africa, including Madagascar (absent in the Red Sea), eastward to southern China Sea and Queensland, Australia.
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Table 1: Present in 36 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 2113
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 2113
Asia Cambodia KHM native 2113
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 9772
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 2113
Asia Iran IRN native 2113
Asia Iraq IRQ native 51878
Africa Kenya KEN native 12484
Asia Kuwait KWT native 54503
Africa Madagascar MDG native 4336
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 2872
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 9772
Asia Philippines PHL native 2858
Asia Qatar QAT native 9772
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 9772
Africa Seychelles SYC native 3490
Asia Singapore SGP native 2113
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4373
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 2113
Asia Taiwan TWN native 5193
Africa Tanzania TZA native 2871
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 9772
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46893
Asia Yemen YEM native 9772

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Japan JPN questionable 45255

Table 4: Reported from 37 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 2113
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 2113
Asia Cambodia KHM native 2113
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 9772
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 2113
Asia Iran IRN native 2113
Asia Iraq IRQ native 51878
Asia Japan JPN questionable 45255
Africa Kenya KEN native 12484
Asia Kuwait KWT native 54503
Africa Madagascar MDG native 4336
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 2872
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 9772
Asia Philippines PHL native 2858
Asia Qatar QAT native 9772
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 9772
Africa Seychelles SYC native 3490
Asia Singapore SGP native 2113
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4373
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 2113
Asia Taiwan TWN native 5193
Africa Tanzania TZA native 2871
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 9772
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46893
Asia Yemen YEM native 9772
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