Metapenaeus dobsoni was reported from 10 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 10 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-West Pacific: west coast of India to the Philippines and New Guinea.
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Table 1: Present in 10 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 75620
Asia India IND native 121483
Asia Indonesia IDN native 8
Asia Kuwait KWT native 8
Asia Malaysia MYS native 75620
Africa Mozambique MOZ introduced 121463
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 75620
Asia Philippines PHL native 8
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 8
Asia Thailand THA native 121467

Table 4: Reported from 10 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 75620
Asia India IND native 121483
Asia Indonesia IDN native 8
Asia Kuwait KWT native 8
Asia Malaysia MYS native 75620
Africa Mozambique MOZ introduced 121463
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 75620
Asia Philippines PHL native 8
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 8
Asia Thailand THA native 121467
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