Scarus rivulatus was reported from 20 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 18 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 2 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Western Pacific: Thailand to New Caledonia, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Perth and New South Wales in Australia. Recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797).
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Table 1: Present in 18 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Asia China CHN native 47843
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 4868
Asia Indonesia IDN native 2689
Asia Japan JPN native 2689
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Asia Malaysia MYS native 2689
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 2689
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK native 8879
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 48613
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 2689
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534

Table 2: Possible in 2 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD questionable 8879
Oceania New Zealand NZL questionable 8879

Table 4: Reported from 20 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Asia China CHN native 47843
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 4868
Asia Indonesia IDN native 2689
Asia Japan JPN native 2689
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD questionable 8879
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Asia Malaysia MYS native 2689
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 2689
Oceania New Zealand NZL questionable 8879
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK native 8879
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 48613
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 2689
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534
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