Acanthurus nigrofuscus was reported from 60 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 60 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: Red Sea south to Transkei, South Africa (Ref. 3145) and east to the Hawaiian and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia, and Rapa (Austral Islands).
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Table 1: Present in 60 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 123833
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 5193
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Africa Comoros COM native 37792
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Africa Egypt EGY native 1920
Africa Eritrea ERI native 1920
Oceania Fiji FJI native 10708
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 1602
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 37792
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 37792
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 8631
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 37792
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Africa Madagascar MDG native 37792
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1920
Africa Mauritius MUS native 1920
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 1602
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
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
Asia Philippines PHL native 2858
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 121505
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 37792
Oceania Samoa WSM native 1920
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 1920
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 3145
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 11298
Africa Sudan SDN native 1920
Africa Tanzania TZA native 51015
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 78572
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 1602
Oceania US Minor Is. UMI native 1920
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534
Oceania Wake I. WAK native 37816
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631

Table 4: Reported from 60 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 123833
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 5193
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Africa Comoros COM native 37792
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Africa Egypt EGY native 1920
Africa Eritrea ERI native 1920
Oceania Fiji FJI native 10708
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 1602
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 37792
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 37792
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 8631
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 37792
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Africa Madagascar MDG native 37792
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1920
Africa Mauritius MUS native 1920
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 1602
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
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
Asia Philippines PHL native 2858
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 121505
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 37792
Oceania Samoa WSM native 1920
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 1920
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 3145
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 11298
Africa Sudan SDN native 1920
Africa Tanzania TZA native 51015
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 78572
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 1602
Oceania US Minor Is. UMI native 1920
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534
Oceania Wake I. WAK native 37816
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631
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