Chlorurus japanensis was reported from 21 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 19 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: Pacific Ocean: Ryukyu Islands to Australia. Recently reported from Tonga (Ref. 53797).
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Table 1: Present in 19 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Asia China CHN native 123833
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 94637
Asia Indonesia IDN native 2689
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
Oceania Palau PLW native 1602
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 4848
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 2689
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 28618
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 43542
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534

Table 2: Possible in 2 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Mozambique MOZ questionable 41878
Africa Reunion I. REU questionable 53568

Table 4: Reported from 21 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Asia China CHN native 123833
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 94637
Asia Indonesia IDN native 2689
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Africa Mozambique MOZ questionable 41878
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
Oceania Palau PLW native 1602
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 4848
Africa Reunion I. REU questionable 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 2689
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 28618
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 43542
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534
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