Epinephelus chlorostigma was reported from 50 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 26 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 3 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 21 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: restricted.
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Table 1: Present in 26 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Africa Cargados Carajos CRG native 33390
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5222
Africa Egypt EGY native 5222
Africa Eritrea ERI native 5222
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Iran IRN native 47613
Asia Israel ISR native 5222
Asia Jordan JOR native 5222
Africa Kenya KEN native 4787
Africa Madagascar MDG native 33390
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 57683
Asia Pakistan PAK native 2872
Africa Reunion I. REU native 33390
Africa Rodriguez I. ROD native 33390
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 5222
Africa Seychelles SYC native 93732
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4787
Africa Sudan SDN native 5222
Africa Tanzania TZA native 4787
Asia Yemen YEM native 5222

Table 2: Possible in 3 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI questionable 123820
Asia Chagos Is. CHG questionable 123820
Asia Malaysia MYS questionable 27550

Table 3: Absent from 21 countries/islands (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM misidentification 123820
Oceania Australia AUS misidentification 123820
Asia China CHN misidentification 123820
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN misidentification 123820
Oceania Fiji FJI misidentification 123820
Asia Hong Kong HKG misidentification 123820
Asia Japan JPN misidentification 123820
Oceania Kiribati KIR misidentification 123820
Asia Korea (South) KOR misidentification 123820
Oceania Micronesia FSM misidentification 123820
Oceania New Caledonia NCL misidentification 123820
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW misidentification 123820
Oceania Palau PLW misidentification 123820
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG misidentification 123820
Asia Philippines PHL misidentification 123820
Oceania Samoa WSM misidentification 123820
Oceania Tonga TON misidentification 123820
Oceania Tuvalu TUV misidentification 123820
Oceania Vanuatu VUT misidentification 123820
Asia Viet Nam VNM misidentification 123820
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF misidentification 123820

Table 4: Reported from 50 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM misidentification 123820
Asia Andaman Is. ANI questionable 123820
Oceania Australia AUS misidentification 123820
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Africa Cargados Carajos CRG native 33390
Asia Chagos Is. CHG questionable 123820
Asia China CHN misidentification 123820
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN misidentification 123820
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5222
Africa Egypt EGY native 5222
Africa Eritrea ERI native 5222
Oceania Fiji FJI misidentification 123820
Asia Hong Kong HKG misidentification 123820
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Iran IRN native 47613
Asia Israel ISR native 5222
Asia Japan JPN misidentification 123820
Asia Jordan JOR native 5222
Africa Kenya KEN native 4787
Oceania Kiribati KIR misidentification 123820
Asia Korea (South) KOR misidentification 123820
Africa Madagascar MDG native 33390
Asia Malaysia MYS questionable 27550
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
Oceania Micronesia FSM misidentification 123820
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 57683
Oceania New Caledonia NCL misidentification 123820
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW misidentification 123820
Asia Pakistan PAK native 2872
Oceania Palau PLW misidentification 123820
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG misidentification 123820
Asia Philippines PHL misidentification 123820
Africa Reunion I. REU native 33390
Africa Rodriguez I. ROD native 33390
Oceania Samoa WSM misidentification 123820
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 5222
Africa Seychelles SYC native 93732
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4787
Africa Sudan SDN native 5222
Africa Tanzania TZA native 4787
Oceania Tonga TON misidentification 123820
Oceania Tuvalu TUV misidentification 123820
Oceania Vanuatu VUT misidentification 123820
Asia Viet Nam VNM misidentification 123820
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF misidentification 123820
Asia Yemen YEM native 5222
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