Ostichthys japonicus was reported from 20 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 20 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: from the Andaman Sea to the Philippines; north to southern Japan, south to Australia, east to New Caledonia, Fiji, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu;
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Table 1: Present in 20 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 11230
Oceania Australia AUS native 559
Asia China CHN native 57879
Oceania Fiji FJI native 12596
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Korea (North) PRK native 11230
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6993
Asia Philippines PHL native 114923
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 5193
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 12596
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 114923
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 9706
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 84368

Table 4: Reported from 20 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 11230
Oceania Australia AUS native 559
Asia China CHN native 57879
Oceania Fiji FJI native 12596
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Korea (North) PRK native 11230
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6993
Asia Philippines PHL native 114923
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 5193
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 12596
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 114923
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 9706
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 84368
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