Paraluteres prionurus was reported from 31 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 31 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 south to Aliwal Shoal, South Africa (Ref. 4421) and east to Fiji, north to southern Japan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia. Recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797). Replaced by Paraluteres arquat in the Red Sea.
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Table 1: Present in 31 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 1602
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 57879
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 5193
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Oceania Fiji FJI native 37816
Oceania Guam GUM native 35721
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 8631
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 37816
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 1602
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 57683
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 1602
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 6273
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
Asia Philippines PHL native 48613
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4421
Asia Timor-Leste TLS Native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534

Table 4: Reported from 31 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 1602
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 57879
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 5193
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Oceania Fiji FJI native 37816
Oceania Guam GUM native 35721
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 8631
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 37816
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 1602
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 57683
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 1602
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 6273
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
Asia Philippines PHL native 48613
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4421
Asia Timor-Leste TLS Native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534
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