Epinephelus diacanthus was reported from 13 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 9 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 4 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Indian Ocean: continental shelf of the northern Indian Ocean from the Gulf of Aden to Sri Lanka and Madras, India. Not known from the Persian Gulf nor the Red Sea. Records from the western Pacific are based on misidentifications of Epinephelus stictus or Epinephelus fasciatomaculos.
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Table 1: Present in 9 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Iran IRN native 5222
Asia Iraq IRQ native 115087
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 5222
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 5222
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Yemen YEM native 5222

Table 2: Possible in 4 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia China CHN questionable 57879
Asia Malaysia MYS questionable 27550
Africa Mozambique MOZ questionable 5285
Asia Viet Nam VNM questionable 12846

Table 4: Reported from 13 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia China CHN questionable 57879
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Iran IRN native 5222
Asia Iraq IRQ native 115087
Asia Malaysia MYS questionable 27550
Africa Mozambique MOZ questionable 5285
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 5222
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 5222
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Viet Nam VNM questionable 12846
Asia Yemen YEM native 5222
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

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