Tylosurus melanotus was reported from 32 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 32 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 (Ref. 3130) to the central and south Pacific. Eastern Central Pacific: oceanic islands such as the Revillagigedo, Clipperton and Cocos (Ref. 9279).
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Table 1: Present in 32 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 57879
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 4868
North America Clipperton I. CLI native 9279
South America Cocos I. (C.R.) CCC native 9279
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5450
Oceania Fiji FJI native 85272
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 26352
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 583
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 47567
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Africa Kenya KEN native 3130
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Africa Madagascar MDG native 3130
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 6306
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6993
Asia Philippines PHL native 6956
North America Revillagigedo A. REV native 9279
Africa Seychelles SYC native 3130
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 9682
Africa Tanzania TZA native 3130
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46893

Table 4: Reported from 32 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 57879
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 4868
North America Clipperton I. CLI native 9279
South America Cocos I. (C.R.) CCC native 9279
Africa Djibouti DJI native 5450
Oceania Fiji FJI native 85272
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 26352
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 583
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 47567
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Africa Kenya KEN native 3130
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Africa Madagascar MDG native 3130
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 6306
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6993
Asia Philippines PHL native 6956
North America Revillagigedo A. REV native 9279
Africa Seychelles SYC native 3130
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 9682
Africa Tanzania TZA native 3130
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46893
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