Acanthurus pyroferus was reported from 33 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 33 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: Seychelles to the Marquesas and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia. Replaced by Acanthurus trisits from the Maldives and Chagos Islands to Bali (Ref. 37816).
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Table 1: Present in 33 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Oceania Australia AUS native 1602
Oceania Caroline I. CRL native 37792
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 5193
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Oceania Fiji FJI native 10708
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 37792
Oceania Guam GUM native 35721
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 8631
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 37792
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 1602
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1920
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 1602
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 6306
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Oceania Palau PLW native 28620
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
Asia Philippines PHL native 393
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 37792
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 1602
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS Native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 1602
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 46904
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534

Table 4: Reported from 33 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Oceania Australia AUS native 1602
Oceania Caroline I. CRL native 37792
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 5193
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Oceania Fiji FJI native 10708
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 37792
Oceania Guam GUM native 35721
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 8631
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 37792
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 1602
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1920
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 1602
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 6306
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Oceania Palau PLW native 28620
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
Asia Philippines PHL native 393
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 37792
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 1602
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS Native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 1602
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 46904
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534
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