Chromileptes altivelis was reported from 27 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 24 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 3 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: southern Japan to Palau, Guam, New Caledonia and southern Queensland, Australia. Eastern Indian Ocean: Nicobar Islands to Broome, Western Australia. Reports from western Indian Ocean (Heemstra and Randall 1984, 1986, Ref. 3153 and 4319 respectively) are unsubstantiated, except one from Kenya (Smith 1954, Ref. 6514) which seems valid. Records from Hawaii are probably based on released aquarium fishes (Ref. 4787).
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Table 1: Present in 24 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 78751
Asia Cambodia KHM native 54723
Asia China CHN native 5222
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 5222
Oceania Fiji FJI native 85272
Oceania Guam GUM native 5222
Oceania Hawaii HWI introduced 81600
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5222
Asia Japan JPN native 5222
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5222
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 5222
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 37816
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Oceania Palau PLW native 5222
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 58652
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 5222
Asia Singapore SGP native 5222
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 11228
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46893

Table 2: Possible in 3 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Kenya KEN questionable 4787
Africa Mozambique MOZ questionable 5213
Oceania Vanuatu VUT questionable 9710

Table 4: Reported from 27 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 78751
Asia Cambodia KHM native 54723
Asia China CHN native 5222
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 5222
Oceania Fiji FJI native 85272
Oceania Guam GUM native 5222
Oceania Hawaii HWI introduced 81600
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5222
Asia Japan JPN native 5222
Africa Kenya KEN questionable 4787
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5222
Africa Mozambique MOZ questionable 5213
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 5222
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 37816
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Oceania Palau PLW native 5222
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 58652
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 5222
Asia Singapore SGP native 5222
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 11228
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Oceania Vanuatu VUT questionable 9710
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46893
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