Ecosystems where Pinctada margaritifera occurs
n = 65
Ecosystem Type Status Ref.
Andaman sea/bay/gulf native 106844
Andaman Sea Coral Coast Sea/Bay/Gulf native 348
Atlantic Ocean Sea/Bay/Gulf introduced 1667
Bay of Bengal Sea/Bay/Gulf native 83487
Central Indo-Pacific sea/bay/gulf native 105915
Central Polynesia sea/bay/gulf native 348
Cocos-Keeling/Christmas Island Sea/Bay/Gulf native 105915
Cold Temperate Northeast Pacific sea/bay/gulf introduced 1667
East African Coral Coast Sea/Bay/Gulf native 97580
East Caroline Islands Sea/Bay/Gulf native 348
Eastern Coral Triangle sea/bay/gulf native 348
Eastern Indo-Pacific sea/bay/gulf introduced 348
Eastern Philippines Sea/Bay/Gulf native 8295
Fiji Islands Sea/Bay/Gulf native 348
Gilbert/Ellis Islands Sea/Bay/Gulf native 348
Gulf of Aden Sea/Bay/Gulf native 106845
Gulf of Mexico Sea/Bay/Gulf introduced 1667
Gulf of Tonkin Sea/Bay/Gulf native 348
Hawaii Sea/Bay/Gulf native 348
Hawaii - province Sea/Bay/Gulf native 348
Indian Ocean Sea/Bay/Gulf native 348
Indonesian Sea Sea/Bay/Gulf native 75725
Java Transitional sea/bay/gulf native 105915
Lesser Sunda Sea/Bay/Gulf native 348
Line Islands Sea/Bay/Gulf native 348
Marshall Islands Sea/Bay/Gulf native 348
Marshall, Gilbert, and Ellis Islands sea/bay/gulf native 348
Mediterranean Sea Sea/Bay/Gulf introduced 85339
New Caledonia Sea/Bay/Gulf native 348
North Sea Sea/Bay/Gulf introduced 3477
Northeast Sulawesi Sea/Bay/Gulf native 75725
Northern and Central Red Sea Sea/Bay/Gulf introduced 74657
Pacific Ocean Sea/Bay/Gulf native 348
Papua Sea/Bay/Gulf native 75725
Persian Gulf Sea/Bay/Gulf native 348
Phoenix/Tokelau/Northern Cook Islands Sea/Bay/Gulf native 348
Polynesian Waters Sea/Bay/Gulf native 87907
Rapa-Pitcairn Sea/Bay/Gulf native 348
Red Sea Sea/Bay/Gulf native 348
Red Sea and Gulf of Aden sea/bay/gulf native 348
Samoa Islands Sea/Bay/Gulf native 348
Seychelles Sea/Bay/Gulf native 2922
Society Islands Sea/Bay/Gulf native 97274
Solomon Archipelago Sea/Bay/Gulf native 348
Somali/Arabian sea/bay/gulf native 801
South China Sea Sea/Bay/Gulf native 75831
South China Sea Oceanic Islands Sea/Bay/Gulf native 348
South Kuroshio Sea/Bay/Gulf native 348
South Kuroshio - province Sea/Bay/Gulf native 348
Southeast Polynesia sea/bay/gulf introduced 348
Southern China Sea/Bay/Gulf native 129120
Southern Cook/Austral Islands Sea/Bay/Gulf native 87883
Sunda Shelf sea/bay/gulf native 348
Temperate Northern Atlantic sea/bay/gulf introduced 85339
Temperate Northern Pacific sea/bay/gulf native 348
Tonga Islands Sea/Bay/Gulf introduced 348
Tropical East Pacific sea/bay/gulf native 97580
Tropical Northwestern Pacific sea/bay/gulf native 348
Tropical Southwestern Pacific sea/bay/gulf native 348
Tubbataha Reefs Sea/Bay/Gulf native 121724
Vanuatu Sea/Bay/Gulf native 348
West Caroline Islands Sea/Bay/Gulf native 100789
Western Coral Triangle sea/bay/gulf native 8295
Western Indian Ocean sea/bay/gulf native 97580
Western Indo-Pacific sea/bay/gulf native 801
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