Lutjanus lutjanus was reported from 53 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 52 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: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to the Solomon Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia. Recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797). Usually referred to as Lutjanus lineolatus by previous authors.
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Table 1: Present in 52 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Asia Bahrain BHR native 55
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 55
Asia Cambodia KHM native 55
Asia China CHN native 55
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 55
Africa Comoros COM native 55
Africa Djibouti DJI native 55
Africa Egypt EGY native 55
Africa Eritrea ERI native 55
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 55
Asia Iran IRN native 47613
Asia Iraq IRQ native 119065
Asia Japan JPN native 55
Asia Jordan JOR native 55
Africa Kenya KEN native 55
Asia Kuwait KWT native 55
Asia Macau MAC native 55
Africa Madagascar MDG native 55
Asia Malaysia MYS native 55
Africa Mauritius MUS native 45255
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 41878
Asia Myanmar MMR native 55
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 55
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 55
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 2872
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 58652
Asia Qatar QAT native 55
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 55
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 55
Africa Seychelles SYC native 4533
Asia Singapore SGP native 55
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 55
Africa Somalia SOM native 55
Africa South Africa ZAF native 11228
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 45255
Africa Sudan SDN native 55
Africa Tanzania TZA native 55
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 55
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 55
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 55
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 55
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 12846
Asia Yemen YEM native 55

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC questionable 37631

Table 4: Reported from 53 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Asia Bahrain BHR native 55
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 55
Asia Cambodia KHM native 55
Asia China CHN native 55
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 55
Africa Comoros COM native 55
Africa Djibouti DJI native 55
Africa Egypt EGY native 55
Africa Eritrea ERI native 55
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 55
Asia Iran IRN native 47613
Asia Iraq IRQ native 119065
Asia Japan JPN native 55
Asia Jordan JOR native 55
Africa Kenya KEN native 55
Asia Kuwait KWT native 55
Asia Macau MAC native 55
Africa Madagascar MDG native 55
Asia Malaysia MYS native 55
Africa Mauritius MUS native 45255
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 41878
Asia Myanmar MMR native 55
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 55
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 55
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 2872
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 58652
Asia Qatar QAT native 55
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 55
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 55
Africa Seychelles SYC native 4533
Asia Singapore SGP native 55
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC questionable 37631
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 55
Africa Somalia SOM native 55
Africa South Africa ZAF native 11228
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 45255
Africa Sudan SDN native 55
Africa Tanzania TZA native 55
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 55
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 55
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 55
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 55
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 12846
Asia Yemen YEM native 55
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