Acanthurus nigricauda was reported from 48 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 48 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: East Africa, including the Mascarene Islands (Ref. 37792) to the Tuamoto Islands, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to southern Great Barrier Reef. Not occurring in the Red Sea.
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Table 1: Present in 48 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 2331
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Oceania Caroline I. CRL native 37792
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 5193
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Africa Comoros COM native 37792
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Oceania Fiji FJI native 1920
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 1920
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
Asia Indonesia IDN native 8631
Asia Japan JPN native 1920
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 1920
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Africa Madagascar MDG native 37792
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 4795
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1920
Africa Mauritius MUS native 1920
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11897
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 1920
Oceania Palau PLW native 1920
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
Asia Philippines PHL native 6956
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 90102
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 1602
Oceania Samoa WSM native 1920
Africa Seychelles SYC native 37792
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 1920
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 37792
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 37792
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 4795
Africa Tanzania TZA native 51015
Asia Timor-Leste TLS Native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 1602
Oceania US Minor Is. UMI native 1920
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534
Oceania Wake I. WAK native 1920

Table 4: Reported from 48 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 2331
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Oceania Caroline I. CRL native 37792
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 5193
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Africa Comoros COM native 37792
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Oceania Fiji FJI native 1920
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 1920
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
Asia Indonesia IDN native 8631
Asia Japan JPN native 1920
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 1920
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Africa Madagascar MDG native 37792
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 4795
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1920
Africa Mauritius MUS native 1920
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11897
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 1920
Oceania Palau PLW native 1920
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
Asia Philippines PHL native 6956
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 90102
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 1602
Oceania Samoa WSM native 1920
Africa Seychelles SYC native 37792
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 1920
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 37792
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 37792
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 4795
Africa Tanzania TZA native 51015
Asia Timor-Leste TLS Native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 1602
Oceania US Minor Is. UMI native 1920
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534
Oceania Wake I. WAK native 1920
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