Penaeus chinensis was reported from 7 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 7 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: Northwest Pacific: from Zhujiang estuary, China to western North Korea down to Jeju Island in South Korea, in the Yellow and Bohai Seas. Introduced in Japan through fisheries.
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Table 1: Present in 7 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia China CHN native 8
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 75927
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 8
Asia Japan JPN introduced 8
Asia Korea (North) PRK native 113812
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 8
North America USA USA introduced 74657

Table 4: Reported from 7 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia China CHN native 8
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 75927
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 8
Asia Japan JPN introduced 8
Asia Korea (North) PRK native 113812
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 8
North America USA USA introduced 74657
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