Mene maculata was reported from 36 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 34 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: Indo-West Pacific: East Africa, as far south as Durban in South Africa, to southern Japan and northeastern Australia, east to New Caledonia.
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Table 1: Present in 34 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 5978
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 57879
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
Asia Iran IRN native 47533
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Africa Kenya KEN native 12484
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Africa Madagascar MDG native 12484
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 2872
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 280
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 68964
Africa Seychelles SYC native 3465
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4375
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 5193
Africa Tanzania TZA native 2871
Asia Thailand THA native 1632
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 47690
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 2682

Table 2: Possible in 2 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Korea (South) KOR questionable 47690
Africa Rodriguez I. ROD questionable 3465

Table 4: Reported from 36 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 5978
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 57879
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
Asia Iran IRN native 47533
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Africa Kenya KEN native 12484
Asia Korea (South) KOR questionable 47690
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Africa Madagascar MDG native 12484
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 2872
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 280
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Africa Rodriguez I. ROD questionable 3465
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 68964
Africa Seychelles SYC native 3465
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4375
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 5193
Africa Tanzania TZA native 2871
Asia Thailand THA native 1632
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 47690
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 2682
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