Chlorurus microrhinos 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: Pacific Ocean: Bali and the Philippines to the Line and Pitcairn islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Rottnest Island, Lord Howe Island and Rapa Island (Ref. 37816). The species complex comprise of Chlorurus gibbus in the Red Sea, Chlorurus strongylocephalus in the Indian Ocean and Chlorurus microrhinos in the west-central Pacific.
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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 75154
Oceania Caroline I. CRL native 2689
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Oceania Fiji FJI native 40762
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 37816
Oceania Guam GUM native 35720
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia Indonesia IDN native 8631
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 37816
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 37816
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1602
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 37816
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11897
Oceania Niue NIU native 3804
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 1602
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 48613
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 1602
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 559
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 13767
Asia Taiwan TWN native 4868
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 2689
Oceania US Minor Is. UMI native 72402
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 46904
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534
Oceania Wake I. WAK native 37816
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 84356

Table 4: Reported from 33 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Oceania Caroline I. CRL native 2689
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Oceania Fiji FJI native 40762
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 37816
Oceania Guam GUM native 35720
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia Indonesia IDN native 8631
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 37816
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 37816
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1602
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 37816
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11897
Oceania Niue NIU native 3804
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 1602
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 48613
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 1602
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 559
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 13767
Asia Taiwan TWN native 4868
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 2689
Oceania US Minor Is. UMI native 72402
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 46904
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534
Oceania Wake I. WAK native 37816
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 84356
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