Hemiramphus far was reported from 48 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 48 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: Red Sea and East Africa to Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to northern Australia and New Caledonia. Migrated to the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea via the Suez Canal.
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Table 1: Present in 48 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB introduced 6730
Africa Algeria DZA introduced 90866
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 2334
Asia China CHN native 57879
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 4868
Africa Comoros COM native 33390
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Asia Cyprus CYP introduced 56700
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5450
Africa Egypt EGY native 1602
Oceania Fiji FJI native 13299
Europe Greece GRC introduced 113897
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 47567
Asia Israel ISR introduced 5385
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Africa Kenya KEN native 12484
Asia Lebanon LBN introduced 6730
Africa Libya LBY introduced 58916
Africa Madagascar MDG native 12484
Asia Malaysia MYS native 27550
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 41878
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11889
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6993
Asia Philippines PHL native 10558
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Africa Rodriguez I. ROD native 33390
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 1602
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4164
Asia Syria SYR introduced 43448
Africa Tanzania TZA native 2871
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS Native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 9843
Africa Tunisia TUN introduced 90866
Asia Turkey TUR introduced 57855
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 13300
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 9706

Table 4: Reported from 48 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Albania ALB introduced 6730
Africa Algeria DZA introduced 90866
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 2334
Asia China CHN native 57879
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 4868
Africa Comoros COM native 33390
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Asia Cyprus CYP introduced 56700
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5450
Africa Egypt EGY native 1602
Oceania Fiji FJI native 13299
Europe Greece GRC introduced 113897
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 47567
Asia Israel ISR introduced 5385
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Africa Kenya KEN native 12484
Asia Lebanon LBN introduced 6730
Africa Libya LBY introduced 58916
Africa Madagascar MDG native 12484
Asia Malaysia MYS native 27550
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 41878
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11889
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6993
Asia Philippines PHL native 10558
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Africa Rodriguez I. ROD native 33390
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 1602
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4164
Asia Syria SYR introduced 43448
Africa Tanzania TZA native 2871
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS Native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 9843
Africa Tunisia TUN introduced 90866
Asia Turkey TUR introduced 57855
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 13300
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 9706
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