Pterois miles was reported from 42 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 41 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: Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf (Ref.80050) and Red Sea south to Port Alfred, South Africa and east to Sumatra, Indonesia (Ref. 33390). Atlantic Ocean. Also known in eastern Mediterranean (Ref. 37421).
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Table 1: Present in 41 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
North America Bahamas BHS introduced 117434
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
North America Belize BLZ introduced 117434
North America Bermuda BMU introduced 79593
Africa Cargados Carajos CRG native 33390
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Africa Comoros COM native 33390
North America Costa Rica CRI introduced 117434
Africa Egypt EGY native 55396
Asia India IND native 94619
Asia Indonesia IDN native 27157
Asia Israel ISR introduced 37421
North America Jamaica JAM introduced 79593
Asia Jordan JOR native 55396
Africa Kenya KEN native 12484
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Africa Madagascar MDG native 12484
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Africa Mauritius MUS native 33390
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 41878
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
North America Puerto Rico PRI introduced 79593
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Africa Rodriguez I. ROD native 33390
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 68964
Africa Seychelles SYC native 33390
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4313
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 48635
Africa Tanzania TZA native 12484
Asia Turkey TUR introduced 104785
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
North America USA USA introduced 79593
South America Venezuela VEN introduced 117434
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Philippines PHL questionable 45205

Table 4: Reported from 42 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
North America Bahamas BHS introduced 117434
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
North America Belize BLZ introduced 117434
North America Bermuda BMU introduced 79593
Africa Cargados Carajos CRG native 33390
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Africa Comoros COM native 33390
North America Costa Rica CRI introduced 117434
Africa Egypt EGY native 55396
Asia India IND native 94619
Asia Indonesia IDN native 27157
Asia Israel ISR introduced 37421
North America Jamaica JAM introduced 79593
Asia Jordan JOR native 55396
Africa Kenya KEN native 12484
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Africa Madagascar MDG native 12484
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Africa Mauritius MUS native 33390
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 41878
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Philippines PHL questionable 45205
North America Puerto Rico PRI introduced 79593
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Africa Rodriguez I. ROD native 33390
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 68964
Africa Seychelles SYC native 33390
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4313
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 48635
Africa Tanzania TZA native 12484
Asia Turkey TUR introduced 104785
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
North America USA USA introduced 79593
South America Venezuela VEN introduced 117434
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631
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