ɔːlðˈoʊ sˈɪlʊɹɹˌɪdz əkˈɜːɹ əkɹˌɑːs mˈʌtʃ ʌv jˈʊɹɹəp ænd ˈeɪʒə, ðeɪ ɑːɹ mˈoʊst daɪvˈɜːs ɪn sˈaʊθiːst ˈeɪʒə, bᵻjˌɔnd wˌɪtʃ ðɛɹ daɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi dˈiːkɹiːsᵻz ɪn tˈɛmpɚɹət ˈiːst ˈeɪʒə, ðɪ ˈɪndiən sʌbkˈɑːntɪnənt, saʊθwˈɛst ˈeɪʒə, ænd jˈʊɹɹəp.
Although silurids occur across much of Europe and Asia, they are most diverse in Southeast Asia, beyond which their diversity decreases in temperate East Asia, the Indian subcontinent, Southwest Asia, and Europe.