Sardinella longiceps was reported from 18 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 16 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 2 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Indian Ocean: northern and western parts only, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, but apparently not Red Sea or the Persian Gulf, eastward to southern part of India, on eastern coast to Andhra; possibly to the Andaman Islands. Thus, studies pertaining to this species from the Philippines or Indonesia probably refer to Sardinella lemuru.
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Table 1: Present in 16 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Africa Djibouti DJI native 188
Africa Egypt EGY native 87940
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Iran IRN native 188
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 188
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 68964
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 120668
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 188
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Asia Yemen YEM native 188

Table 2: Possible in 2 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Philippines PHL questionable 188
Asia Viet Nam VNM questionable 9706

Table 4: Reported from 18 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Africa Djibouti DJI native 188
Africa Egypt EGY native 87940
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Iran IRN native 188
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 188
Asia Philippines PHL questionable 188
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 68964
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 120668
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 188
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Asia Viet Nam VNM questionable 9706
Asia Yemen YEM native 188
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