Ilisha megaloptera was reported from 17 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 17 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: Indian Ocean (Bombay to Bay of Bengal and Andaman coast of Thailand), Java Sea (off Java, Singapore). Sarawak, `Cochinchina' and Macao specimens (Ref. 6393) should be rechecked.
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Table 1: Present in 17 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 188
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 188
Asia Cambodia KHM native 12693
Asia China CHN native 188
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 7050
Asia Iran IRN native 47613
Asia Iraq IRQ native 51878
Asia Laos LAO native 7050
Asia Malaysia MYS native 188
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
Asia Pakistan PAK native 2872
Asia Singapore SGP native 188
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 188
Asia Thailand THA native 188
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 9706

Table 4: Reported from 17 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 188
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 188
Asia Cambodia KHM native 12693
Asia China CHN native 188
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 7050
Asia Iran IRN native 47613
Asia Iraq IRQ native 51878
Asia Laos LAO native 7050
Asia Malaysia MYS native 188
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
Asia Pakistan PAK native 2872
Asia Singapore SGP native 188
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 188
Asia Thailand THA native 188
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 9706

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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

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