| Ecosystem | Type | Status | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agulhas | sea/bay/gulf | native | 1756 |
| Agulhas Bank | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 1756 |
| Arabian Sea | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 1733 |
| Atlantic Ocean | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 1758 |
| Cape Verde | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 2673 |
| Caribbean Sea | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 1758 |
| Central Indo-Pacific | sea/bay/gulf | native | 102688 |
| Cold Temperate Northwest Pacific | sea/bay/gulf | native | 1754 |
| Coral Sea and GBR | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 1134 |
| Eastern Indo-Pacific | sea/bay/gulf | native | 1134 |
| Fiji Islands | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 1134 |
| Great Barrier Reef | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 1134 |
| Greater Antilles | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 86424 |
| Hawaii | Sea/Bay/Gulf | introduced | 1601 |
| Hawaii - province | Sea/Bay/Gulf | introduced | 1601 |
| Indian Ocean | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 1134 |
| Insular Pacific-Hawaiian | Sea/Bay/Gulf | introduced | 3356 |
| Mariana Islands | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 3677 |
| Mediterranean Sea | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 1733 |
| New Caledonia | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 102688 |
| Northern and Central Red Sea | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 1733 |
| Pacific Ocean | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 1134 |
| Persian Gulf | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 107862 |
| Red Sea | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 1733 |
| Red Sea and Gulf of Aden | sea/bay/gulf | native | 1733 |
| Sea of Japan/East Sea | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 1754 |
| Somali/Arabian | sea/bay/gulf | native | 107862 |
| South China Sea | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 1733 |
| Southeast Polynesia | sea/bay/gulf | native | 1134 |
| Southern China | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 124789 |
| Sunda Shelf | sea/bay/gulf | native | 1754 |
| Temperate Australasia | sea/bay/gulf | native | 1756 |
| Temperate Northern Atlantic | sea/bay/gulf | native | 1733 |
| Temperate Northern Pacific | sea/bay/gulf | native | 1754 |
| Temperate Southern Africa | sea/bay/gulf | native | 1756 |
| Tropical Atlantic | sea/bay/gulf | native | 2673 |
| Tropical Northwestern Atlantic | sea/bay/gulf | native | 1758 |
| Tropical Northwestern Pacific | sea/bay/gulf | native | 3677 |
| Tropical Southwestern Pacific | sea/bay/gulf | native | 1134 |
| West African Transition | sea/bay/gulf | native | 2673 |
| West Philippine Sea | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 1733 |
| Western Arabian Sea | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 1748 |
| Western Caribbean | Sea/Bay/Gulf | native | 1758 |
| Western Indo-Pacific | sea/bay/gulf | native | 107862 |