Pampus argenteus was reported from 26 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 25 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: Persian Gulf to Indonesia, north to Hokkaido, Japan. Extralimital captures have been made from the Adriatic and off Hawaii. Not recorded from Australasia. Northeastern Atlantic: 3 reports of capture reported from this area (Ref. 86350).
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Table 1: Present in 25 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Asia Bahrain BHR native 3517
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 1479
Asia Cambodia KHM native 54723
Asia China CHN native 47843
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
Asia Iran IRN native 3517
Asia Iraq IRQ native 3517
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Kuwait KWT native 3517
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 3517
Asia Philippines PHL native 393
Asia Qatar QAT native 3517
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 3517
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 3517
Asia Taiwan TWN native 4868
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 3517
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46893

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe UK GBR questionable 5204

Table 4: Reported from 26 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Asia Bahrain BHR native 3517
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 1479
Asia Cambodia KHM native 54723
Asia China CHN native 47843
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
Asia Iran IRN native 3517
Asia Iraq IRQ native 3517
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Kuwait KWT native 3517
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 3517
Asia Philippines PHL native 393
Asia Qatar QAT native 3517
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 3517
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 3517
Asia Taiwan TWN native 4868
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Europe UK GBR questionable 5204
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 3517
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46893
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