Acanthopagrus bifasciatus was reported from 20 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 18 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: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea (Israel, Egypt, Eritrea, Saudi Arabia), Persian Gulf (Bahrain and Kuwait), off southern Oman (not Gulf of Oman); presumably along the whole southern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, also Iran to Pakistan.
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Table 1: Present in 18 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Bahrain BHR native 3507
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5450
Africa Egypt EGY native 95256
Africa Eritrea ERI native 95256
Asia Iran IRN native 95256
Asia Iraq IRQ native 3507
Asia Israel ISR native 95256
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Asia Kuwait KWT native 95256
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 2872
Asia Qatar QAT native 3507
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 95256
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa Sudan SDN native 3507
Africa Tunisia TUN introduced 96849
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 3507
Asia Yemen YEM native 3507

Table 2: Possible in 2 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia India IND questionable 95256
Asia Sri Lanka LKA questionable 95256

Table 4: Reported from 20 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Bahrain BHR native 3507
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5450
Africa Egypt EGY native 95256
Africa Eritrea ERI native 95256
Asia India IND questionable 95256
Asia Iran IRN native 95256
Asia Iraq IRQ native 3507
Asia Israel ISR native 95256
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Asia Kuwait KWT native 95256
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 2872
Asia Qatar QAT native 3507
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 95256
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Asia Sri Lanka LKA questionable 95256
Africa Sudan SDN native 3507
Africa Tunisia TUN introduced 96849
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 3507
Asia Yemen YEM native 3507

The map in this page was supported by BioFresh that has received funding from the
European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

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