Pinctada margaritifera was reported from 63 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 63 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: from Mexico to Tanzania and the Red Sea to French Polynesia. Introduced in the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
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Table 1: Present in 63 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 106844
Oceania Australia AUS native 348
Asia Bahrain BHR native 801
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 348
Asia Cambodia KHM native 348
North America Canada CAN introduced 1667
Asia China CHN native 348
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 348
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 105915
Oceania Cook Is. COK introduced 348
Africa Egypt EGY introduced 74657
Oceania Fiji FJI native 348
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 348
Oceania Guam GUM native 348
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 348
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 129120
Asia Indonesia IDN native 75725
Asia Iran IRN native 107862
Asia Israel ISR introduced 106846
Europe Italy ITA introduced 74657
Asia Japan JPN native 348
Africa Kenya KEN native 2615
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 348
Asia Kuwait KWT native 801
Africa Madagascar MDG native 348
Asia Malaysia MYS native 348
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 348
Africa Mauritius MUS native 2922
North America Mexico MEX native 97580
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 348
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 97548
Asia Myanmar MMR native 348
Oceania Nauru NRU native 348
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 348
Oceania Niue NIU native 348
Oceania Palau PLW native 100789
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 348
Asia Philippines PHL native 8295
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 348
Asia Qatar QAT native 801
Africa Reunion I. REU native 2922
Africa Rodriguez I. ROD native 2922
Oceania Samoa WSM native 348
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 801
Africa Seychelles SYC native 2922
Asia Singapore SGP native 348
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 348
Africa Somalia SOM native 97551
Africa Sudan SDN native 7693
Africa Tanzania TZA native 97580
Asia Thailand THA native 348
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 348
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 348
Oceania Tonga TON introduced 348
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 96904
Asia Turkey TUR introduced 106847
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 348
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 801
North America USA USA introduced 1667
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 348
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 348
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 348
Asia Yemen YEM native 106845

Table 4: Reported from 63 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 106844
Oceania Australia AUS native 348
Asia Bahrain BHR native 801
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 348
Asia Cambodia KHM native 348
North America Canada CAN introduced 1667
Asia China CHN native 348
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 348
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 105915
Oceania Cook Is. COK introduced 348
Africa Egypt EGY introduced 74657
Oceania Fiji FJI native 348
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 348
Oceania Guam GUM native 348
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 348
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 129120
Asia Indonesia IDN native 75725
Asia Iran IRN native 107862
Asia Israel ISR introduced 106846
Europe Italy ITA introduced 74657
Asia Japan JPN native 348
Africa Kenya KEN native 2615
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 348
Asia Kuwait KWT native 801
Africa Madagascar MDG native 348
Asia Malaysia MYS native 348
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 348
Africa Mauritius MUS native 2922
North America Mexico MEX native 97580
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 348
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 97548
Asia Myanmar MMR native 348
Oceania Nauru NRU native 348
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 348
Oceania Niue NIU native 348
Oceania Palau PLW native 100789
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 348
Asia Philippines PHL native 8295
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 348
Asia Qatar QAT native 801
Africa Reunion I. REU native 2922
Africa Rodriguez I. ROD native 2922
Oceania Samoa WSM native 348
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 801
Africa Seychelles SYC native 2922
Asia Singapore SGP native 348
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 348
Africa Somalia SOM native 97551
Africa Sudan SDN native 7693
Africa Tanzania TZA native 97580
Asia Thailand THA native 348
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 348
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 348
Oceania Tonga TON introduced 348
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 96904
Asia Turkey TUR introduced 106847
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 348
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 801
North America USA USA introduced 1667
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 348
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 348
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 348
Asia Yemen YEM native 106845
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