Hyporthodus octofasciatus was reported from 31 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 31 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-West Pacific: Somalia and South Africa to Japan, Australia and New Zealand. Except for Japan, China, and Korea, most distribution records for Epinephelus septemfasciatus are probably based on this species. Reported as Epinephelus compressus by Postel et al. (Ref. 6453).
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Table 1: Present in 31 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 5222
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 4787
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 114977
Africa Comoros COM native 33390
Oceania Fiji FJI native 85272
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 4787
Oceania Guam GUM native 5222
Asia India IND native 5222
Asia Japan JPN native 5222
Africa Kenya KEN native 4787
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 8879
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 5222
Africa Madagascar MDG native 5222
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 33390
Africa Mauritius MUS native 4787
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 5222
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 5222
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK native 4787
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 37816
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 5222
Asia Singapore SGP native 4787
Africa Somalia SOM native 4787
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5222
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 5222
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Asia Yemen YEM native 5222

Table 4: Reported from 31 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 5222
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 4787
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 114977
Africa Comoros COM native 33390
Oceania Fiji FJI native 85272
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 4787
Oceania Guam GUM native 5222
Asia India IND native 5222
Asia Japan JPN native 5222
Africa Kenya KEN native 4787
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 8879
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 5222
Africa Madagascar MDG native 5222
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 33390
Africa Mauritius MUS native 4787
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 5222
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 5222
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK native 4787
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 37816
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 5222
Asia Singapore SGP native 4787
Africa Somalia SOM native 4787
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5222
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 5222
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Asia Yemen YEM native 5222
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