Platycephalus indicus was reported from 47 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 46 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 and East Africa to the Philippines, north to southern Japan and Korea, south to northern Australia. Introduced into the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
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Table 1: Present in 46 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 Bangladesh BGD native 1479
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 9790
Asia Cambodia KHM native 9790
Asia China CHN native 47843
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 4868
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5450
Africa Egypt EGY introduced 5385
Africa Eritrea ERI native 9790
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 3476
Asia Iran IRN native 47613
Asia Iraq IRQ native 51878
Asia Israel ISR introduced 5385
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Africa Kenya KEN native 12484
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Kuwait KWT native 80050
Asia Lebanon LBN introduced 43448
Africa Madagascar MDG native 12484
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 3476
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 393
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 9790
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 9790
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Asia Singapore SGP native 9790
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4315
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 3476
Africa Sudan SDN native 9790
Asia Syria SYR introduced 87676
Africa Tanzania TZA native 2871
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46893
Asia Yemen YEM native 9790

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Turkey TUR questionable 57855

Table 4: Reported from 47 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 78751
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 1479
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 9790
Asia Cambodia KHM native 9790
Asia China CHN native 47843
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 4868
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5450
Africa Egypt EGY introduced 5385
Africa Eritrea ERI native 9790
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 3476
Asia Iran IRN native 47613
Asia Iraq IRQ native 51878
Asia Israel ISR introduced 5385
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Africa Kenya KEN native 12484
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Kuwait KWT native 80050
Asia Lebanon LBN introduced 43448
Africa Madagascar MDG native 12484
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 3476
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 393
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 9790
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 9790
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Asia Singapore SGP native 9790
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4315
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 3476
Africa Sudan SDN native 9790
Asia Syria SYR introduced 87676
Africa Tanzania TZA native 2871
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Turkey TUR questionable 57855
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46893
Asia Yemen YEM native 9790
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