Pinctada maculata was reported from 35 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 35 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 and North Atlantic: from Cocos (Keeling) Islands to eastern Polynesia; north to Japan and south to northern New South Wales, Kermadec, Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands.
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Table 1: Present in 35 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 348
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 348
Asia Cambodia KHM native 348
Asia China CHN native 348
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 348
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 348
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 348
Oceania Fiji FJI native 348
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 348
Asia Indonesia IDN native 2925
Asia Japan JPN native 348
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 348
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 348
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 348
Asia Malaysia MYS native 348
Africa Mauritius MUS native 2922
Oceania Nauru NRU native 348
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 99637
Oceania Niue NIU native 348
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK native 348
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 348
Asia Philippines PHL native 348
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 377
Africa Rodriguez I. ROD native 2922
Oceania Samoa WSM native 348
Asia Singapore SGP native 348
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 348
Asia Thailand THA native 348
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 348
Oceania Tonga TON native 348
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 97298
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 348
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 348
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 348
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 348

Table 4: Reported from 35 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 348
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 348
Asia Cambodia KHM native 348
Asia China CHN native 348
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 348
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 348
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 348
Oceania Fiji FJI native 348
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 348
Asia Indonesia IDN native 2925
Asia Japan JPN native 348
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 348
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 348
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 348
Asia Malaysia MYS native 348
Africa Mauritius MUS native 2922
Oceania Nauru NRU native 348
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 99637
Oceania Niue NIU native 348
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK native 348
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 348
Asia Philippines PHL native 348
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 377
Africa Rodriguez I. ROD native 2922
Oceania Samoa WSM native 348
Asia Singapore SGP native 348
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 348
Asia Thailand THA native 348
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 348
Oceania Tonga TON native 348
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 97298
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 348
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 348
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 348
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 348
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