Cheilinus oxycephalus was reported from 36 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 36 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 to the Marquesan and Society islands, north to Taiwan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef and the Austral Islands.
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Table 1: Present in 36 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 47843
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 5193
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Oceania Fiji FJI native 28618
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 1602
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 8631
Asia Japan JPN native 37816
Africa Kenya KEN native 28618
Africa Madagascar MDG native 4517
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 1602
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1602
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 37816
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 57683
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11897
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 1602
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Oceania Palau PLW native 28618
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 1602
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4392
Africa Tanzania TZA native 51015
Asia Timor-Leste TLS Native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631

Table 4: Reported from 36 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 47843
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 5193
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Oceania Fiji FJI native 28618
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 1602
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 8631
Asia Japan JPN native 37816
Africa Kenya KEN native 28618
Africa Madagascar MDG native 4517
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 1602
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1602
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 37816
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 57683
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11897
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 1602
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Oceania Palau PLW native 28618
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 1602
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4392
Africa Tanzania TZA native 51015
Asia Timor-Leste TLS Native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631
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