Rhinecanthus aculeatus was reported from 48 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 47 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 (Ref. 7348) south to South Africa (Ref. 4420) and east to the Hawaiian, Marquesan, and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island. Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to South Africa (Ref. 7348).
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Table 1: Present in 47 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 2334
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 94080
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 57879
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5450
Oceania Fiji FJI native 10708
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 89972
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 1602
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1602
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 1602
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 41878
Africa Namibia NAM native 27121
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11897
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 1602
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
Asia Philippines PHL native 393
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 87915
Africa Réunion REU native 53568
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Africa Senegal SEN native 7348
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4420
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 10361
Asia Taiwan TWN native 5193
Africa Tanzania TZA native 51015
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 1602
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 46904
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534
Oceania Wake I. WAK native 37816
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 84356

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

Table 4: Reported from 48 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 2334
Africa Cape Verde CPV native 94080
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 57879
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5450
Oceania Fiji FJI native 10708
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 89972
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 1602
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1602
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 1602
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 41878
Africa Namibia NAM native 27121
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11897
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 1602
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
Asia Philippines PHL native 393
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 87915
Africa Réunion REU native 53568
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Africa Senegal SEN native 7348
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Africa Somalia SOM questionable 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4420
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 10361
Asia Taiwan TWN native 5193
Africa Tanzania TZA native 51015
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 1602
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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