The seagrass Thalassia hemprichii is native to Saudi Arabia and to the region stretching from the Red Sea to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
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The seagrass Thalassia hemprichii is native to Saudi Arabia and to the region stretching from the Red Sea to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
In the detailed KAUST survey locations, Thalassia hemprichii was recorded at Jazan.
The KAUST Saudi Red Sea survey recorded Thalassia hemprichii among the most commonly observed seagrasses, with 13 observations.
In NAKTASHIF worlds:Marine and coastal habitats
Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20260930T093357924 · last approved 30 September 2026
Evidence: SRC-CAN000007-01Statement code: CLM-ENT0077-EXT-04
According to Kew's World Checklist, the seagrass Thalassia hemprichii is native to Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Madagascar, the Comoros, the Seychelles and the Aldabra Islands; to the Maldives, India (including the Laccadive, Andaman and Nicobar Islands), Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, southern China, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and New Guinea; and to northern Australia, New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands, the Marshall Islands, Kiribati and the western Pacific islands.