Rhinomuraena quaesita was reported from 29 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 29 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: East Africa to the Tuamoto Islands, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia and French Polynesia; including Marianas and Marshalls.
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Table 1: Present in 29 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
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 1602
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
Asia Indonesia IDN native 8631
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Africa Madagascar MDG native 90102
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1602
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 1602
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 6306
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6993
Asia Philippines PHL native 2334
Africa Réunion REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 559
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Africa Seychelles SYC native 10685
Asia Taiwan TWN native 6934
Africa Tanzania TZA native 51015
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 1602
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534

Table 4: Reported from 29 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 1602
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
Asia Indonesia IDN native 8631
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Africa Madagascar MDG native 90102
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1602
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 1602
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 6306
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6993
Asia Philippines PHL native 2334
Africa Réunion REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 559
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Africa Seychelles SYC native 10685
Asia Taiwan TWN native 6934
Africa Tanzania TZA native 51015
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 1602
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

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