Portunus pelagicus was reported from 41 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 17 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 24 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: from China, Japan and Korea to Philippines and westwards to the straits of Malaccca, also present in the Northern Territory, Australia. Tropical to subtropical.
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Table 1: Present in 17 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 85185
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 343
Asia Cambodia KHM native 343
Asia China CHN native 343
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 343
Oceania Guam GUM native 343
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 125407
Asia Indonesia IDN native 343
Asia Japan JPN native 85185
Asia Malaysia MYS native 343
Oceania Palau PLW native 103126
Asia Philippines PHL native 10
Asia Singapore SGP native 343
Asia Thailand THA native 343
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 343
Oceania Tonga TON native 343
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 343

Table 3: Absent from 24 country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Bahrain BHR misidentification 801
Asia Cyprus CYP misidentification 74480
Africa Egypt EGY misidentification 74480
Oceania Fiji FJI misidentification 343
Oceania French Polynesia PYF misidentification 2899
Asia India IND misidentification 80365
Asia Iran IRN misidentification 107268
Asia Israel ISR misidentification 74480
Europe Italy ITA misidentification 74657
Asia Kuwait KWT misidentification 801
Asia Lebanon LBN misidentification 74480
Oceania New Caledonia NCL misidentification 343
Oceania New Zealand NZL misidentification 85185
Asia Pakistan PAK misidentification 108088
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG misidentification 343
Asia Qatar QAT misidentification 801
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU misidentification 801
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB misidentification 343
Asia Syria SYR misidentification 74480
Asia Turkey TUR misidentification 74480
Oceania Tuvalu TUV misidentification 343
Asia United Arab Em. ARE misidentification 102838
Oceania Vanuatu VUT misidentification 343
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF misidentification 343

Table 4: Reported from 41 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 85185
Asia Bahrain BHR misidentification 801
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 343
Asia Cambodia KHM native 343
Asia China CHN native 343
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 343
Asia Cyprus CYP misidentification 74480
Africa Egypt EGY misidentification 74480
Oceania Fiji FJI misidentification 343
Oceania French Polynesia PYF misidentification 2899
Oceania Guam GUM native 343
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 125407
Asia India IND misidentification 80365
Asia Indonesia IDN native 343
Asia Iran IRN misidentification 107268
Asia Israel ISR misidentification 74480
Europe Italy ITA misidentification 74657
Asia Japan JPN native 85185
Asia Kuwait KWT misidentification 801
Asia Lebanon LBN misidentification 74480
Asia Malaysia MYS native 343
Oceania New Caledonia NCL misidentification 343
Oceania New Zealand NZL misidentification 85185
Asia Pakistan PAK misidentification 108088
Oceania Palau PLW native 103126
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG misidentification 343
Asia Philippines PHL native 10
Asia Qatar QAT misidentification 801
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU misidentification 801
Asia Singapore SGP native 343
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB misidentification 343
Asia Syria SYR misidentification 74480
Asia Thailand THA native 343
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 343
Oceania Tonga TON native 343
Asia Turkey TUR misidentification 74480
Oceania Tuvalu TUV misidentification 343
Asia United Arab Em. ARE misidentification 102838
Oceania Vanuatu VUT misidentification 343
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 343
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF misidentification 343
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