Lutjanus decussatus was reported from 19 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 18 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: southern India and Sri Lanka to New Guinea, north to the Ryukyu Islands.
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Table 1: Present in 18 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 45255
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 55
Asia Cambodia KHM native 55
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 55
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 55
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Malaysia MYS native 55
Asia Myanmar MMR native 55
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 55
Asia Philippines PHL native 58652
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 55
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 55
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 118793
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 12846

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Micronesia FSM questionable 37816

Table 4: Reported from 19 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 45255
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 55
Asia Cambodia KHM native 55
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 55
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 55
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Malaysia MYS native 55
Oceania Micronesia FSM questionable 37816
Asia Myanmar MMR native 55
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 55
Asia Philippines PHL native 58652
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 55
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 55
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 118793
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 12846
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