Acanthurus dussumieri was reported from 46 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 46 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 (including the Mascarene Islands, Ref. 37792) to the Hawaiian and Line islands, north to southern Japan, south to Rowley Shoals, southern Great Barrier Reef and Lord Howe Island. Absent from most of central Pacific.
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Table 1: Present in 46 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 2334
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Oceania Caroline I. CRL native 1602
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 1920
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 5193
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Africa Comoros COM native 37792
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5450
Oceania Guam GUM native 1602
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 1920
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 37792
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Oceania Johnston I. JTN native 37792
Africa Kenya KEN native 3146
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 1602
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Africa Madagascar MDG native 37792
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Africa Mauritius MUS native 1920
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11889
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 8879
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
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 37792
Africa Seychelles SYC native 3145
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 3145
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 37792
Africa Tanzania TZA native 3146
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631

Table 4: Reported from 46 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 2334
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Oceania Caroline I. CRL native 1602
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 1920
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 5193
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Africa Comoros COM native 37792
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5450
Oceania Guam GUM native 1602
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 1920
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 37792
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Oceania Johnston I. JTN native 37792
Africa Kenya KEN native 3146
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 1602
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Africa Madagascar MDG native 37792
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Africa Mauritius MUS native 1920
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11889
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 8879
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
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 37792
Africa Seychelles SYC native 3145
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 3145
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 37792
Africa Tanzania TZA native 3146
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631
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