Acanthurus triostegus was reported from 78 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 77 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 1 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: throughout the region except for the seas around the Arabian Peninsula. Eastern Pacific: lower Gulf of California to Panama, including the Revillagigedo, Cocos, Clipperton, and Galapagos islands.
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Table 1: Present in 77 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 2334
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Oceania Caroline I. CRL native 37792
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 1920
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
North America Clipperton I. CLI native 37792
South America Cocos I. (C.R.) CCC native 37792
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
South America Colombia COL native 9267
Africa Comoros COM native 37792
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 1920
North America Costa Rica CRI native 9267
Oceania Easter I. EAS native 89467
North America El Salvador SLV native 9267
Oceania Fiji FJI native 1920
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 4795
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 37792
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
North America Guatemala GTM native 9267
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 37792
North America Honduras HND native 9267
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 8631
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Oceania Johnston I. JTN native 1920
Africa Kenya KEN native 3146
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 106682
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 1920
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Africa Madagascar MDG native 37792
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 1920
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1920
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
North America Mexico MEX native 37955
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11897
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 8879
North America Nicaragua NIC native 9267
Oceania Niue NIU native 3804
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK native 8879
Oceania North. Marianas MNP native 1920
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Oceania Palau PLW native 1920
North America Panama PAN native 37792
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
Asia Philippines PHL native 393
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 121505
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
North America Revillagigedo A. REV native 37792
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 37792
Oceania Samoa WSM native 1920
Africa Seychelles SYC native 3146
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 1920
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 3145
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 10361
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 1920
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 5193
Africa Tanzania TZA native 12484
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS Native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 1920
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 10708
Oceania US Minor Is. UMI native 1920
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 46904
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 2682
Oceania Wake I. WAK native 1920
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 84356

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Yemen YEM stray 37631

Table 4: Reported from 78 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 2334
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Oceania Caroline I. CRL native 37792
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 1920
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
North America Clipperton I. CLI native 37792
South America Cocos I. (C.R.) CCC native 37792
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
South America Colombia COL native 9267
Africa Comoros COM native 37792
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 1920
North America Costa Rica CRI native 9267
Oceania Easter I. EAS native 89467
North America El Salvador SLV native 9267
Oceania Fiji FJI native 1920
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 4795
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 37792
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
North America Guatemala GTM native 9267
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 37792
North America Honduras HND native 9267
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 8631
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Oceania Johnston I. JTN native 1920
Africa Kenya KEN native 3146
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 106682
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 1920
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Africa Madagascar MDG native 37792
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 1920
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1920
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
North America Mexico MEX native 37955
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11897
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 8879
North America Nicaragua NIC native 9267
Oceania Niue NIU native 3804
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK native 8879
Oceania North. Marianas MNP native 1920
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Oceania Palau PLW native 1920
North America Panama PAN native 37792
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
Asia Philippines PHL native 393
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 121505
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
North America Revillagigedo A. REV native 37792
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 37792
Oceania Samoa WSM native 1920
Africa Seychelles SYC native 3146
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 1920
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 3145
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 10361
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 1920
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 5193
Africa Tanzania TZA native 12484
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS Native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 1920
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 10708
Oceania US Minor Is. UMI native 1920
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 46904
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 2682
Oceania Wake I. WAK native 1920
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 84356
Asia Yemen YEM stray 37631
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