Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus was reported from 64 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 64 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-Pacific: widespread in Indian Ocean and western Pacific, including entire eastern coast of Africa, Madagascar, Mauritius eastward to Japan, eastern Australia, and Samoa (Ref. 188). Introduced into Hawaii, apparently by accident, and now abundant (Ref. 188). At least one country reports adverse ecological impact after introduction.
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Table 1: Present in 64 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 188
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 188
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 188
Asia Cambodia KHM native 188
Asia China CHN native 188
Africa Djibouti DJI native 188
Africa Egypt EGY native 188
Africa Eritrea ERI native 188
Oceania Fiji FJI native 188
Oceania Hawaii HWI introduced 58302
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 188
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 188
Asia Iran IRN native 188
Asia Israel ISR native 188
Asia Japan JPN native 122993
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 122366
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 188
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Africa Madagascar MDG native 117576
Asia Malaysia MYS native 188
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 12339
Africa Mauritius MUS native 33390
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 37816
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Asia Myanmar MMR native 188
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11889
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 188
Oceania Palau PLW native 188
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6993
Asia Philippines PHL native 188
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 559
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 188
Africa Seychelles SYC native 33390
Asia Singapore SGP native 188
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 120668
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 188
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 3259
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 188
Africa Sudan SDN native 188
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 188
Africa Tanzania TZA native 2871
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS Native 118793
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 188
Oceania Tonga TON native 188
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 188
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 188
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 188
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 9706
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 188
Asia Yemen YEM native 188

Table 4: Reported from 64 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 188
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 188
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 188
Asia Cambodia KHM native 188
Asia China CHN native 188
Africa Djibouti DJI native 188
Africa Egypt EGY native 188
Africa Eritrea ERI native 188
Oceania Fiji FJI native 188
Oceania Hawaii HWI introduced 58302
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 188
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 188
Asia Iran IRN native 188
Asia Israel ISR native 188
Asia Japan JPN native 122993
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 122366
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 188
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Africa Madagascar MDG native 117576
Asia Malaysia MYS native 188
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 12339
Africa Mauritius MUS native 33390
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 37816
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Asia Myanmar MMR native 188
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11889
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 188
Oceania Palau PLW native 188
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6993
Asia Philippines PHL native 188
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 559
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 188
Africa Seychelles SYC native 33390
Asia Singapore SGP native 188
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 120668
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 188
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 3259
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 188
Africa Sudan SDN native 188
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 188
Africa Tanzania TZA native 2871
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS Native 118793
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 188
Oceania Tonga TON native 188
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 188
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 188
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 188
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 9706
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 188
Asia Yemen YEM native 188
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