Penaeus canaliculatus was reported from 23 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 23 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 Southeast Africa and Taiwan to the Malay Archipelago and Polynesia, north to Japan and south to Australia and South Africa. Tropical to subtropical.
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Table 1: Present in 23 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 75620
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 8
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 8
Oceania Fiji FJI native 75620
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 75706
Asia India IND native 104
Asia Indonesia IDN native 268
Asia Iran IRN native 106352
Asia Japan JPN native 75620
Africa Madagascar MDG native 75620
Asia Malaysia MYS native 75620
Africa Mauritius MUS native 75620
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 75620
Asia Oman OMN native 106352
Asia Pakistan PAK native 8
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 96667
Asia Philippines PHL native 251
Africa Reunion I. REU native 75620
Africa South Africa ZAF native 75620
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 75620
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 75706
Asia Thailand THA native 75620
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 106352

Table 4: Reported from 23 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 75620
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 8
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 8
Oceania Fiji FJI native 75620
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 75706
Asia India IND native 104
Asia Indonesia IDN native 268
Asia Iran IRN native 106352
Asia Japan JPN native 75620
Africa Madagascar MDG native 75620
Asia Malaysia MYS native 75620
Africa Mauritius MUS native 75620
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 75620
Asia Oman OMN native 106352
Asia Pakistan PAK native 8
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 96667
Asia Philippines PHL native 251
Africa Reunion I. REU native 75620
Africa South Africa ZAF native 75620
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 75620
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 75706
Asia Thailand THA native 75620
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 106352
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