Saurida tumbil was reported from 38 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 36 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 2 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: Red Sea and east coast of Africa (except Kenya), including Madagascar to the Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea (Ref. 9819), and further east to southeast Asia and Australia. Does not appear to occur in the central or eastern Pacific.
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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 China CHN native 1139
Africa Djibouti DJI native 3520
Africa Egypt EGY native 3520
Africa Eritrea ERI native 3520
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 6567
Asia Iran IRN native 3520
Asia Iraq IRQ native 3520
Asia Israel ISR native 13277
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Asia Kuwait KWT native 3520
Africa Madagascar MDG native 3520
Asia Malaysia MYS native 3520
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 3520
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6993
Asia Philippines PHL native 10558
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 3520
Africa South Africa ZAF native 3520
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 3520
Africa Sudan SDN native 3520
Asia Taiwan TWN native 2877
Africa Tanzania TZA native 2871
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 9706
Asia Yemen YEM native 28016

Table 2: Possible in 2 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Somalia SOM questionable 30573
Asia Thailand THA questionable 37773

Table 4: Reported from 38 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Asia China CHN native 1139
Africa Djibouti DJI native 3520
Africa Egypt EGY native 3520
Africa Eritrea ERI native 3520
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 6567
Asia Iran IRN native 3520
Asia Iraq IRQ native 3520
Asia Israel ISR native 13277
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Asia Kuwait KWT native 3520
Africa Madagascar MDG native 3520
Asia Malaysia MYS native 3520
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 3520
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6993
Asia Philippines PHL native 10558
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 3520
Africa Somalia SOM questionable 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 3520
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 3520
Africa Sudan SDN native 3520
Asia Taiwan TWN native 2877
Africa Tanzania TZA native 2871
Asia Thailand THA questionable 37773
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 9706
Asia Yemen YEM native 28016
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