Lagocephalus spadiceus was reported from 18 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 17 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: Red Sea, South Africa, Australia. Introduced (Lessepsian) in eastern Mediterranean, Israel, Lebanon, Iskenderun, Mersin, Aegean Sea.
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Table 1: Present in 17 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 49596
Asia China CHN native 57879
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 47843
Asia Cyprus CYP introduced 56700
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5450
Africa Egypt EGY native 5385
Europe Greece GRC introduced 113897
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 4833
Asia Israel ISR introduced 5385
Asia Lebanon LBN introduced 10001
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
Asia Syria SYR introduced 87676
Asia Turkey TUR introduced 57855
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Thailand THA questionable 37773

Table 4: Reported from 18 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 49596
Asia China CHN native 57879
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 47843
Asia Cyprus CYP introduced 56700
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5450
Africa Egypt EGY native 5385
Europe Greece GRC introduced 113897
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 4833
Asia Israel ISR introduced 5385
Asia Lebanon LBN introduced 10001
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
Asia Syria SYR introduced 87676
Asia Thailand THA questionable 37773
Asia Turkey TUR introduced 57855
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534
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