Eleotris melanosoma was reported from 28 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 22 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 1 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 5 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Pacific Ocean: restricted; including Indonesia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Is. and New Caledonia (Ref. 125668). African east coast to Transkei, South Africa (Ref. 52193).
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Table 1: Present in 22 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Oceania Australia AUS native 44894
Asia China CHN native 33469
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 5193
Oceania Fiji FJI native 12743
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia Indonesia IDN native 7050
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Malaysia MYS native 41184
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 59012
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 52351
Oceania Palau PLW native 6371
North America Panama PAN introduced 7050
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
Asia Philippines PHL native 7223
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 559
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 125668
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 78572
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 87781
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 44416

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania French Polynesia PYF questionable 2847

Table 3: Absent from 5 country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia India IND error 125668
Asia Maldives MDV error 125668
Africa Mozambique MOZ error 125668
Africa South Africa ZAF error 125668
Africa Tanzania TZA error 125668

Table 4: Reported from 28 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Oceania Australia AUS native 44894
Asia China CHN native 33469
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 5193
Oceania Fiji FJI native 12743
Oceania French Polynesia PYF questionable 2847
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND error 125668
Asia Indonesia IDN native 7050
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Malaysia MYS native 41184
Asia Maldives MDV error 125668
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 59012
Africa Mozambique MOZ error 125668
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 52351
Oceania Palau PLW native 6371
North America Panama PAN introduced 7050
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
Asia Philippines PHL native 7223
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 559
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 125668
Africa South Africa ZAF error 125668
Africa Tanzania TZA error 125668
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 78572
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 87781
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 44416
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