Epinephelus summana was reported from 23 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 13 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 9 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 1 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Western Indian Ocean: known only from the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (Ref. 5222). Reported from Somalia and Socotra (Yemen).
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Table 1: Present in 13 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 45255
Asia China CHN native 47843
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5222
Africa Egypt EGY native 5222
Africa Eritrea ERI native 5222
Asia Israel ISR native 5222
Asia Jordan JOR native 5222
Oceania Palau PLW native 103126
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 5222
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa Somalia SOM native 5222
Africa Sudan SDN native 5222
Asia Yemen YEM native 5222

Table 2: Possible in 9 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Hong Kong HKG questionable 31075
Asia India IND questionable 45255
Asia Japan JPN questionable 5222
Asia Malaysia MYS questionable 35545
Africa Mozambique MOZ questionable 5285
Asia Philippines PHL questionable 41469
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU questionable 5222
Africa Seychelles SYC questionable 1623
Asia Viet Nam VNM questionable 46893

Table 3: Absent from 1 countries/islands (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN misidentification 47843

Table 4: Reported from 23 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 45255
Asia China CHN native 47843
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5222
Africa Egypt EGY native 5222
Africa Eritrea ERI native 5222
Asia Hong Kong HKG questionable 31075
Asia India IND questionable 45255
Asia Israel ISR native 5222
Asia Japan JPN questionable 5222
Asia Jordan JOR native 5222
Asia Malaysia MYS questionable 35545
Africa Mozambique MOZ questionable 5285
Oceania Palau PLW native 103126
Asia Philippines PHL questionable 41469
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU questionable 5222
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 5222
Africa Seychelles SYC questionable 1623
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa Somalia SOM native 5222
Africa Sudan SDN native 5222
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN misidentification 47843
Asia Viet Nam VNM questionable 46893
Asia Yemen YEM native 5222
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