Thalassoma amblycephalum was reported from 49 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 49 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: Somalia (Ref. 30573) and South Africa (Ref. 4392) to the Line, Marquesan, and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to Rowley Shoals, northern New Zealand and Lord Howe and Rapa islands.
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Table 1: Present in 49 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 75154
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Oceania Caroline I. CRL native 1602
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 1602
Asia China CHN native 47843
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 4868
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Africa Comoros COM native 4517
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 4517
Oceania Guam GUM native 35720
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 8631
Asia Japan JPN native 1602
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 106682
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 1602
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Asia Malaysia MYS native 4789
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 1602
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1602
Africa Mauritius MUS native 5503
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 37816
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 57683
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 9070
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 5755
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK native 8879
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 1602
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 41464
Asia Philippines PHL native 48613
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4392
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 45255
Africa Tanzania TZA native 51015
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS Native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 1602
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534

Table 4: Reported from 49 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Oceania Caroline I. CRL native 1602
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 1602
Asia China CHN native 47843
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 4868
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Africa Comoros COM native 4517
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 4517
Oceania Guam GUM native 35720
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 8631
Asia Japan JPN native 1602
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 106682
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 1602
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Asia Malaysia MYS native 4789
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 1602
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1602
Africa Mauritius MUS native 5503
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 37816
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 57683
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 9070
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 5755
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK native 8879
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 1602
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 41464
Asia Philippines PHL native 48613
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4392
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 45255
Africa Tanzania TZA native 51015
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS Native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 1602
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534
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