Sphyraena qenie was reported from 43 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 41 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: Indo-Pacific: Persian Gulf (Ref.80050); Red Sea and East Africa to the central Indian Ocean and French Polynesia. Eastern Pacific: Mexico and Panama. The exact range is uncertain because of confusion with Sphyraena jello and Sphyraena putnamae (Ref. 9768).
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Table 1: Present in 41 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 9768
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Asia Cambodia KHM native 31154
Africa Egypt EGY native 1602
Oceania Fiji FJI native 85272
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 9768
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5491
Asia Japan JPN native 37816
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Asia Malaysia MYS native 28620
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1602
North America Mexico MEX native 5491
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 1602
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 9070
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Oceania Palau PLW native 1602
North America Panama PAN native 1602
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
Asia Philippines PHL native 1602
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 121505
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 37816
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 68964
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 11228
Asia Timor-Leste TLS Native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 1602
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 12690
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 84368

Table 2: Possible in 2 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Hawaii HWI stray 58302
Africa Mozambique MOZ questionable 41878

Table 4: Reported from 43 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 9768
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Asia Cambodia KHM native 31154
Africa Egypt EGY native 1602
Oceania Fiji FJI native 85272
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 9768
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
Oceania Hawaii HWI stray 58302
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5491
Asia Japan JPN native 37816
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Asia Malaysia MYS native 28620
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1602
North America Mexico MEX native 5491
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 1602
Africa Mozambique MOZ questionable 41878
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 9070
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Oceania Palau PLW native 1602
North America Panama PAN native 1602
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
Asia Philippines PHL native 1602
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 121505
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 37816
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 68964
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 11228
Asia Timor-Leste TLS Native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 1602
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 12690
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 84368
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