Platax teira was reported from 50 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 50 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 Papua New Guinea, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Australia. Recorded in Bay of Islands, New Zealand (Ref. 35942). Also reported from Persian Gulf (Ref. 68964).
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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 78751
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Asia Cambodia KHM native 84750
Asia China CHN native 57879
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 4868
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Africa Egypt EGY native 1602
Oceania Fiji FJI native 40762
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
Asia Iraq IRQ native 115291
Asia Israel ISR introduced 96612
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Africa Kenya KEN native 12484
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Africa Madagascar MDG native 33390
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Africa Mauritius MUS native 33390
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 57683
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 35942
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK native 8881
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 37816
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Oceania Palau PLW native 1602
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 1602
Asia Philippines PHL native 48613
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 559
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 68964
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5327
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 33390
Africa Tanzania TZA native 12484
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS Native 118793
Asia Turkey TUR introduced 93199
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 12846
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631

Table 4: Reported from 50 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 78751
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Asia Cambodia KHM native 84750
Asia China CHN native 57879
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 4868
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Africa Egypt EGY native 1602
Oceania Fiji FJI native 40762
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
Asia Iraq IRQ native 115291
Asia Israel ISR introduced 96612
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Africa Kenya KEN native 12484
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Africa Madagascar MDG native 33390
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Africa Mauritius MUS native 33390
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 57683
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 35942
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK native 8881
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 37816
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Oceania Palau PLW native 1602
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 1602
Asia Philippines PHL native 48613
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 559
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 68964
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5327
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 33390
Africa Tanzania TZA native 12484
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS Native 118793
Asia Turkey TUR introduced 93199
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 12846
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631
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