Tridacna maxima was reported from 68 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 68 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: Egypt to Pitcairn Islands and Ogasawara, Japan to Lord Howe Island.
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Table 1: Present in 68 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 114508
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 114509
Oceania Australia AUS native 348
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 348
Asia Cambodia KHM native 348
Africa Cargados Carajos CRG native 117184
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 117184
Asia China CHN native 348
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 348
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 105915
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 105915
Africa Comoros COM native 105502
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 348
Africa Djibouti DJI native 117184
Africa Egypt EGY native 105502
Oceania Fiji FJI native 348
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 348
Oceania Guam GUM native 117184
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 117184
Asia India IND native 105484
Asia Indonesia IDN native 75725
Asia Israel ISR native 117184
Asia Japan JPN native 348
Asia Jordan JOR native 114519
Africa Kenya KEN native 105502
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 117184
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 348
Africa Madagascar MDG native 348
Asia Malaysia MYS native 105546
Asia Maldives MDV native 105498
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 348
Africa Mauritius MUS native 2922
Africa Mayotte MYT native 105502
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 117184
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 105502
Asia Myanmar MMR native 117184
Oceania Nauru NRU native 117184
North America Neth Antilles ANT introduced 74657
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 348
Oceania Niue NIU native 117184
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 114509
Oceania Palau PLW native 8412
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 348
Asia Philippines PHL native 348
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 87907
Africa Reunion I. REU native 2922
Africa Rodriguez I. ROD native 2922
Oceania Samoa WSM native 117184
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 105502
Africa Seychelles SYC native 2922
Asia Singapore SGP native 117184
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 117184
Africa Somalia SOM native 105502
Africa South Africa ZAF native 80553
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 97558
Africa Sudan SDN native 114515
Africa Tanzania TZA native 105502
Asia Thailand THA native 117184
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 348
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 348
Oceania Tonga TON native 117184
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 114512
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 117184
Oceania US Minor Is. UMI native 117184
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 117184
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 117184
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 117184
Asia Yemen YEM native 117184

Table 4: Reported from 68 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 114508
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 114509
Oceania Australia AUS native 348
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 348
Asia Cambodia KHM native 348
Africa Cargados Carajos CRG native 117184
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 117184
Asia China CHN native 348
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 348
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 105915
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 105915
Africa Comoros COM native 105502
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 348
Africa Djibouti DJI native 117184
Africa Egypt EGY native 105502
Oceania Fiji FJI native 348
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 348
Oceania Guam GUM native 117184
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 117184
Asia India IND native 105484
Asia Indonesia IDN native 75725
Asia Israel ISR native 117184
Asia Japan JPN native 348
Asia Jordan JOR native 114519
Africa Kenya KEN native 105502
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 117184
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 348
Africa Madagascar MDG native 348
Asia Malaysia MYS native 105546
Asia Maldives MDV native 105498
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 348
Africa Mauritius MUS native 2922
Africa Mayotte MYT native 105502
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 117184
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 105502
Asia Myanmar MMR native 117184
Oceania Nauru NRU native 117184
North America Neth Antilles ANT introduced 74657
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 348
Oceania Niue NIU native 117184
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 114509
Oceania Palau PLW native 8412
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 348
Asia Philippines PHL native 348
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 87907
Africa Reunion I. REU native 2922
Africa Rodriguez I. ROD native 2922
Oceania Samoa WSM native 117184
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 105502
Africa Seychelles SYC native 2922
Asia Singapore SGP native 117184
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 117184
Africa Somalia SOM native 105502
Africa South Africa ZAF native 80553
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 97558
Africa Sudan SDN native 114515
Africa Tanzania TZA native 105502
Asia Thailand THA native 117184
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 348
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 348
Oceania Tonga TON native 117184
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 114512
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 117184
Oceania US Minor Is. UMI native 117184
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 117184
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 117184
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 117184
Asia Yemen YEM native 117184
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