Sphyraena jello was reported from 51 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 50 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 (Ref. 12541) south to the southeastern coast of South Africa and east to New Caledonia and Vanuatu. Recently reported from Tonga (Ref. 53797). Due to a widespread confusion with Sphyraena putnamae and Sphyraena qenie, the exact range is uncertain.
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Table 1: Present in 50 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 2334
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 2116
Asia Cambodia KHM native 2116
Asia China CHN native 2116
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 48455
Africa Djibouti DJI native 4752
Africa Egypt EGY native 4752
Africa Eritrea ERI native 4752
Oceania Fiji FJI native 2116
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 7050
Asia Iran IRN native 4752
Asia Iraq IRQ native 4752
Africa Kenya KEN native 4752
Asia Kuwait KWT native 4752
Africa Madagascar MDG native 4752
Asia Malaysia MYS native 4789
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 41878
Asia Myanmar MMR native 2116
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 9070
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 6306
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 2872
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
Asia Philippines PHL native 2858
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 37816
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 4752
Africa Seychelles SYC native 4752
Asia Singapore SGP native 2116
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 2116
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5491
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 4752
Africa Sudan SDN native 4752
Africa Tanzania TZA native 2871
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS Native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 2116
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 2682
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 84368
Asia Yemen YEM native 4752

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

Table 4: Reported from 51 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 2334
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 2116
Asia Cambodia KHM native 2116
Asia China CHN native 2116
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 48455
Africa Djibouti DJI native 4752
Africa Egypt EGY native 4752
Africa Eritrea ERI native 4752
Oceania Fiji FJI native 2116
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 7050
Asia Iran IRN native 4752
Asia Iraq IRQ native 4752
Africa Kenya KEN native 4752
Asia Kuwait KWT native 4752
Africa Madagascar MDG native 4752
Asia Malaysia MYS native 4789
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 41878
Asia Myanmar MMR native 2116
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 9070
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 6306
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 2872
Oceania Palau PLW questionable 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
Asia Philippines PHL native 2858
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 37816
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 4752
Africa Seychelles SYC native 4752
Asia Singapore SGP native 2116
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 2116
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5491
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 4752
Africa Sudan SDN native 4752
Africa Tanzania TZA native 2871
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS Native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 2116
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 2682
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 84368
Asia Yemen YEM native 4752
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