Istiblennius edentulus was reported from 68 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 68 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 and East Africa to the Line, Marquesan, and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe and Rapa.
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Table 1: Present in 68 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 9962
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 1602
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Africa Cargados Carajos CRG native 9962
Oceania Caroline I. CRL native 1602
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 123833
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 4868
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Africa Comoros COM native 9962
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 9962
Africa Djibouti DJI native 28618
Africa Egypt EGY native 1602
Africa Eritrea ERI native 9962
Oceania Fiji FJI native 10708
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 1602
Oceania Guam GUM native 35721
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 1602
Asia Israel ISR native 9962
Asia Japan JPN native 9962
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 9962
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 1602
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Africa Madagascar MDG native 9962
Asia Malaysia MYS native 41184
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 1602
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1602
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 9962
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 9962
Asia Myanmar MMR native 9962
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11889
Oceania Niue NIU native 9962
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK native 8879
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 1602
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 9962
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 1602
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 9962
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 559
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 9962
Africa Seychelles SYC native 9962
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 9962
Africa Somalia SOM native 9962
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4404
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 9962
Africa Sudan SDN native 9962
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 1602
Africa Tanzania TZA native 9962
Asia Thailand THA native 9962
Asia Timor-Leste TLS Native 118793
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 9962
Oceania Tonga TON native 9962
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 1602
Oceania US Minor Is. UMI native 9962
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 9962
Oceania Wake I. WAK native 9962

Table 4: Reported from 68 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 9962
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 1602
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Africa Cargados Carajos CRG native 9962
Oceania Caroline I. CRL native 1602
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 123833
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 4868
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Africa Comoros COM native 9962
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 9962
Africa Djibouti DJI native 28618
Africa Egypt EGY native 1602
Africa Eritrea ERI native 9962
Oceania Fiji FJI native 10708
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 1602
Oceania Guam GUM native 35721
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 1602
Asia Israel ISR native 9962
Asia Japan JPN native 9962
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 9962
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 1602
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Africa Madagascar MDG native 9962
Asia Malaysia MYS native 41184
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 1602
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1602
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 9962
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 9962
Asia Myanmar MMR native 9962
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11889
Oceania Niue NIU native 9962
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK native 8879
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 1602
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 9962
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 1602
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 9962
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 559
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 9962
Africa Seychelles SYC native 9962
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 9962
Africa Somalia SOM native 9962
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4404
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 9962
Africa Sudan SDN native 9962
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 1602
Africa Tanzania TZA native 9962
Asia Thailand THA native 9962
Asia Timor-Leste TLS Native 118793
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 9962
Oceania Tonga TON native 9962
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 1602
Oceania US Minor Is. UMI native 9962
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 9962
Oceania Wake I. WAK native 9962
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