Dendrochirus brachypterus was reported from 27 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 21 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 6 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: India and Sri Lanka eastward to Tonga; south to Australia; north to Japan.
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Table 1: Present in 21 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Oceania Guam GUM native 35720
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
Asia Japan JPN native 1602
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 106682
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Asia Malaysia MYS native 90102
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 57683
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 9070
Oceania North. Marianas MNP native 1602
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 13724
Oceania Samoa WSM native 1602
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 90102
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Oceania Tonga TON native 1602
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534

Table 3: Absent from 6 country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Egypt EGY misidentification 116325
Asia Jordan JOR misidentification 116325
Africa Kenya KEN misidentification 116325
Africa Seychelles SYC misidentification 116325
Africa South Africa ZAF misidentification 116325
Africa Tanzania TZA misidentification 116325

Table 4: Reported from 27 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Africa Egypt EGY misidentification 116325
Oceania Guam GUM native 35720
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
Asia Japan JPN native 1602
Asia Jordan JOR misidentification 116325
Africa Kenya KEN misidentification 116325
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 106682
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Asia Malaysia MYS native 90102
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 57683
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 9070
Oceania North. Marianas MNP native 1602
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 13724
Oceania Samoa WSM native 1602
Africa Seychelles SYC misidentification 116325
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 90102
Africa South Africa ZAF misidentification 116325
Africa Tanzania TZA misidentification 116325
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Oceania Tonga TON native 1602
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

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