Country List - Herklotsichthys punctatus
Herklotsichthys punctatus was reported from 21 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 16 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 4 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 1 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and possibly Gulf of Aden; an immigrant into eastern Mediterranean Sea (Ref. 188). The names Herklotsichthys punctata and Herklotsichthys punctatus have been widely misused in the literature for another species, Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Ref. 188).
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Table 1: Present in 16 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Territory Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Djibouti DJI native 188
Africa Egypt EGY native 188
Africa Eritrea ERI native 188
Asia Israel ISR native 188
Asia Jordan JOR native 188
Africa Kenya KEN native 188
Asia Lebanon LBN introduced 188
Africa Libya LBY introduced 58916
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 188
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa Sudan SDN native 188
Asia Syria SYR introduced 188
Africa Tanzania TZA native 2871
Asia Türkiye TUR introduced 57855
Asia Yemen YEM native 188

Table 2: Possible in 4 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Territory Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Cyprus CYP stray 188
Asia India IND questionable 45255
Oceania Palau PLW questionable 102363
Asia Philippines PHL questionable 43283

Table 3: Absent from 1 countries/islands (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Territory Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN misidentification 12711

Table 4: Reported from 21 countries/islands.
Continent Territory Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Cyprus CYP stray 188
Africa Djibouti DJI native 188
Africa Egypt EGY native 188
Africa Eritrea ERI native 188
Asia India IND questionable 45255
Asia Israel ISR native 188
Asia Jordan JOR native 188
Africa Kenya KEN native 188
Asia Lebanon LBN introduced 188
Africa Libya LBY introduced 58916
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Oceania Palau PLW questionable 102363
Asia Philippines PHL questionable 43283
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 188
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa Sudan SDN native 188
Asia Syria SYR introduced 188
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN misidentification 12711
Africa Tanzania TZA native 2871
Asia Türkiye TUR introduced 57855
Asia Yemen YEM native 188

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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

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