Naso unicornis was reported from 61 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 59 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 2 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 East Africa (Ref. 3145) to the Hawaiian, Marquesas and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe and Rapa islands. Presence in Somalia to be confirmed (Ref. 30573).
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Table 1: Present in 59 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 2334
Oceania Caroline I. CRL native 37792
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 47843
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Africa Comoros COM native 11888
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Africa Egypt EGY native 1602
Oceania Fiji FJI native 40762
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 1602
Oceania Guam GUM native 1602
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 37792
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 120711
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Oceania Johnston I. JTN native 37792
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 3145
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Africa Madagascar MDG native 11888
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
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 3807
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11889
Oceania Niue NIU native 3804
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK native 8879
Oceania North. Marianas MNP native 6273
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
Asia Philippines PHL native 393
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 121505
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 37792
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa South Africa ZAF native 3145
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 10361
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 4795
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 5193
Africa Tanzania TZA native 3145
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 118793
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 37792
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 84356
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631

Table 2: Possible in 2 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Easter I. EAS stray 89467
Africa Somalia SOM questionable 12484

Table 4: Reported from 61 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 2334
Oceania Caroline I. CRL native 37792
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 47843
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Africa Comoros COM native 11888
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Oceania Easter I. EAS stray 89467
Africa Egypt EGY native 1602
Oceania Fiji FJI native 40762
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 1602
Oceania Guam GUM native 1602
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 37792
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 120711
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Oceania Johnston I. JTN native 37792
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 3145
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Africa Madagascar MDG native 11888
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
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 3807
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11889
Oceania Niue NIU native 3804
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK native 8879
Oceania North. Marianas MNP native 6273
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
Asia Philippines PHL native 393
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 121505
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 37792
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa Somalia SOM questionable 12484
Africa South Africa ZAF native 3145
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 10361
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 4795
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 5193
Africa Tanzania TZA native 3145
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 118793
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 37792
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 84356
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631
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