Malacanthus latovittatus was reported from 47 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 46 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 1 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: Red Sea and Kenya east to Hawaiian Islands, Fanning Islands and Samoa; northward to Japan south to Australia. Apparently not found off New Zealand (Ref. 8991).
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Table 1: Present in 46 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 75154
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 47843
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 5193
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Africa Comoros COM native 33390
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 1602
Africa Egypt EGY native 1602
Oceania Guam GUM native 8991
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 583
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
Asia Japan JPN native 1602
Africa Kenya KEN native 8991
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 8991
Africa Madagascar MDG native 8991
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 5439
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11897
Oceania Niue NIU native 3804
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 1602
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Oceania Palau PLW native 8991
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 2858
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 8991
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa South Africa ZAF native 11228
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 45255
Africa Tanzania TZA native 51015
Asia Timor-Leste TLS Native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 46904
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Somalia SOM questionable 30573

Table 4: Reported from 47 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 47843
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 5193
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Africa Comoros COM native 33390
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 1602
Africa Egypt EGY native 1602
Oceania Guam GUM native 8991
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 583
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
Asia Japan JPN native 1602
Africa Kenya KEN native 8991
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 8991
Africa Madagascar MDG native 8991
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 5439
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11897
Oceania Niue NIU native 3804
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 1602
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Oceania Palau PLW native 8991
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 2858
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 8991
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa Somalia SOM questionable 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 11228
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 45255
Africa Tanzania TZA native 51015
Asia Timor-Leste TLS Native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 46904
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631
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