Naso elegans was reported from 24 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 24 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: Indian Ocean: Red Sea south to Durban, South Africa and east through the islands of the western Indian Ocean to southwestern Indonesia, at least to Bali.
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Table 1: Present in 24 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 90102
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Africa Comoros COM native 37792
Africa Egypt EGY native 1602
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 48637
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 125905
Africa Madagascar MDG native 37792
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Africa Mauritius MUS native 5503
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Asia Myanmar MMR native 90102
Asia Oman OMN native 37792
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 37792
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 10361
Africa Tanzania TZA native 51015
Asia Thailand THA native 90102
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631

Table 4: Reported from 24 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 90102
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Africa Comoros COM native 37792
Africa Egypt EGY native 1602
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 48637
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 125905
Africa Madagascar MDG native 37792
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Africa Mauritius MUS native 5503
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Asia Myanmar MMR native 90102
Asia Oman OMN native 37792
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 37792
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 10361
Africa Tanzania TZA native 51015
Asia Thailand THA native 90102
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631
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