Rhopilema hispidum was reported from 29 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 29 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: from Gulf of Aden north to Japan and east to Pacific..
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Table 1: Present in 29 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 121705
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 121705
Asia Cambodia KHM native 121705
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 121705
Asia China CHN native 2992
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 121705
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 121705
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 121705
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 2992
Asia India IND native 2992
Asia Indonesia IDN native 121705
Asia Iran IRN native 121705
Asia Japan JPN native 121705
Asia Korea (North) PRK native 121705
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 121705
Asia Malaysia MYS native 116581
Asia Maldives MDV native 121705
Asia Myanmar MMR native 121705
Asia Oman OMN native 121705
Asia Pakistan PAK native 121705
Oceania Palau PLW native 121705
Asia Philippines PHL native 2992
Africa Seychelles SYC native 121705
Asia Singapore SGP native 121705
Africa Somalia SOM native 121705
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 121705
Asia Thailand THA native 121705
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 121705
Asia Yemen YEM native 121705

Table 4: Reported from 29 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 121705
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 121705
Asia Cambodia KHM native 121705
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 121705
Asia China CHN native 2992
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 121705
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 121705
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 121705
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 2992
Asia India IND native 2992
Asia Indonesia IDN native 121705
Asia Iran IRN native 121705
Asia Japan JPN native 121705
Asia Korea (North) PRK native 121705
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 121705
Asia Malaysia MYS native 116581
Asia Maldives MDV native 121705
Asia Myanmar MMR native 121705
Asia Oman OMN native 121705
Asia Pakistan PAK native 121705
Oceania Palau PLW native 121705
Asia Philippines PHL native 2992
Africa Seychelles SYC native 121705
Asia Singapore SGP native 121705
Africa Somalia SOM native 121705
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 121705
Asia Thailand THA native 121705
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 121705
Asia Yemen YEM native 121705
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874