Pristipomoides filamentosus was reported from 80 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 79 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-Pacific: East Africa to Hawaii and Tahiti, north to southern Japan, south to eastern Australia and Lord Howe Island.
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Table 1: Present in 79 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Admiralty Is. ADM native 55
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 55
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 49596
Asia Bahrain BHR native 55
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 55
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 55
Asia Cambodia KHM native 55
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 55
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 55
Africa Comoros COM native 55
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 55
Africa Djibouti DJI native 55
Africa Egypt EGY native 115028
Africa Eritrea ERI native 55
Oceania Fiji FJI native 12596
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 55
Oceania Guam GUM native 55
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 4887
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 55
Asia Iran IRN native 55
Asia Iraq IRQ native 55
Asia Israel ISR native 115028
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Oceania Johnston I. JTN native 55
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 55
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 55
Asia Kuwait KWT native 55
Asia Macau MAC native 55
Africa Madagascar MDG native 55
Asia Malaysia MYS native 55
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 55
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 55
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 55
Asia Myanmar MMR native 55
Oceania Nauru NRU native 55
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 55
Oceania Niue NIU native 55
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 55
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Oceania Pac Is Trust Tr PCI native 55
Asia Pakistan PAK native 55
Oceania Palau PLW native 55
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 6956
Asia Qatar QAT native 55
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 55
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 55
Africa Seychelles SYC native 55
Asia Singapore SGP native 55
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 55
Africa Somalia SOM native 55
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5484
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 55
Africa Sudan SDN native 55
Africa Tanzania TZA native 55
Asia Thailand THA native 55
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 55
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 55
Oceania Tonga TON native 55
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 12690
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 55
Oceania US Misc Pac PUS native 55
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 55
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46893
Oceania Wake I. WAK native 55
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 55
Asia Yemen YEM native 55

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC questionable 37631

Table 4: Reported from 80 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Admiralty Is. ADM native 55
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 55
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 49596
Asia Bahrain BHR native 55
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 55
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 55
Asia Cambodia KHM native 55
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 55
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 55
Africa Comoros COM native 55
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 55
Africa Djibouti DJI native 55
Africa Egypt EGY native 115028
Africa Eritrea ERI native 55
Oceania Fiji FJI native 12596
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 55
Oceania Guam GUM native 55
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 4887
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 55
Asia Iran IRN native 55
Asia Iraq IRQ native 55
Asia Israel ISR native 115028
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Oceania Johnston I. JTN native 55
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 55
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 55
Asia Kuwait KWT native 55
Asia Macau MAC native 55
Africa Madagascar MDG native 55
Asia Malaysia MYS native 55
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 55
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 55
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 55
Asia Myanmar MMR native 55
Oceania Nauru NRU native 55
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 55
Oceania Niue NIU native 55
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 55
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Oceania Pac Is Trust Tr PCI native 55
Asia Pakistan PAK native 55
Oceania Palau PLW native 55
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 6956
Asia Qatar QAT native 55
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 55
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 55
Africa Seychelles SYC native 55
Asia Singapore SGP native 55
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC questionable 37631
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 55
Africa Somalia SOM native 55
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5484
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 55
Africa Sudan SDN native 55
Africa Tanzania TZA native 55
Asia Thailand THA native 55
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 55
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 55
Oceania Tonga TON native 55
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 12690
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 55
Oceania US Misc Pac PUS native 55
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 55
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46893
Oceania Wake I. WAK native 55
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 55
Asia Yemen YEM native 55
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