Scatophagus tetracanthus was reported from 8 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 8 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 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: Somalia (Ref. 30573) and Kenya to South Africa, Australia and Papua New Guinea. Also found in the rivers and lagoons of East Africa.
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Table 1: Present in 8 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 4537
Africa Kenya KEN native 6800
Africa Madagascar MDG native 26236
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 4537
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5480
Africa Tanzania TZA native 4967

Table 4: Reported from 8 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 4537
Africa Kenya KEN native 6800
Africa Madagascar MDG native 26236
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 4537
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5480
Africa Tanzania TZA native 4967
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