Neophocaena phocaenoides was reported from 27 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 25 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 1 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 1 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Indo-West Pacific and Asia Inland Waters: Neophocaena phocaenoides phocaenoides: Persian Gulf, South China Sea, East China Sea, Indonesia, Philippines, Turtle Islands, Sulu Sea; Neophocaena phocaenoides sunameri: China, Korea, Japan, East China Sea; Neophocaena phocaenoides asiaeorientalis: Yangtze River, China (Ref. 1522). Found in tropical to warm temperate coastal waters (Ref. 81021).
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Table 1: Present in 25 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 1394
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 1394
Asia Cambodia KHM native 1394
Asia China CHN native 1394
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 1394
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 81021
Asia India IND native 1394
Asia Indonesia IDN native 1522
Asia Iran IRN native 1394
Asia Japan JPN native 1522
Asia Korea (North) PRK native 1522
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 1522
Asia Kuwait KWT native 1394
Asia Malaysia MYS native 1394
Asia Maldives MDV native 1394
Asia Myanmar MMR native 1394
Asia Oman OMN native 1394
Asia Pakistan PAK native 1394
Asia Qatar QAT native 1394
Europe Russia RUS native 1394
Asia Singapore SGP native 1394
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 1394
Asia Thailand THA native 1394
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 1394
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 1394

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa South Africa ZAF questionable 1522

Table 3: Absent from 1 country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Philippines PHL error 1522

Table 4: Reported from 27 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 1394
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 1394
Asia Cambodia KHM native 1394
Asia China CHN native 1394
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 1394
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 81021
Asia India IND native 1394
Asia Indonesia IDN native 1522
Asia Iran IRN native 1394
Asia Japan JPN native 1522
Asia Korea (North) PRK native 1522
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 1522
Asia Kuwait KWT native 1394
Asia Malaysia MYS native 1394
Asia Maldives MDV native 1394
Asia Myanmar MMR native 1394
Asia Oman OMN native 1394
Asia Pakistan PAK native 1394
Asia Philippines PHL error 1522
Asia Qatar QAT native 1394
Europe Russia RUS native 1394
Asia Singapore SGP native 1394
Africa South Africa ZAF questionable 1522
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 1394
Asia Thailand THA native 1394
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 1394
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 1394
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