Stegastes leucostictus was reported from 37 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 31 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 4 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 2 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Western Atlantic: including southern Florida (USA), Bermuda, and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil.
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Table 1: Present in 31 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Anguilla AIA native 26938
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 26938
North America Aruba ABW native 26938
North America Bahamas BHS native 5521
North America Barbados BRB native 27295
North America Belize BLZ native 26340
North America Bermuda BMU native 7247
South America Brazil BRA native 9626
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 9761
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 26938
North America Dominica DMA native 26938
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 26938
North America Grenada GRD native 26938
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 26938
North America Haiti HTI native 26938
North America Honduras HND native 9761
North America Jamaica JAM native 27228
North America Martinique MTQ native 26252
North America Mexico MEX native 49651
North America Montserrat MSR native 26938
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 50307
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 26938
North America St Lucia LCA native 9761
North America St Vincent Gren. VCT native 26938
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 33407
North America Turks Caicos Is. TCA native 26938
North America USA USA native 7247
South America Venezuela VEN native 9626
North America Virgin Is. (UK) VGB native 26938
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 26180

Table 2: Possible in 4 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Philippines PHL questionable 7247
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP questionable 13442
Africa Senegal SEN questionable 10797
Africa St Helena SHN questionable 10797

Table 3: Absent from 2 countries/islands (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Ascension I. ASC misidentification 10797
Africa Cape Verde CPV misidentification 94080

Table 4: Reported from 37 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
North America Anguilla AIA native 26938
North America Antigua Barbuda ATG native 26938
North America Aruba ABW native 26938
Africa Ascension I. ASC misidentification 10797
North America Bahamas BHS native 5521
North America Barbados BRB native 27295
North America Belize BLZ native 26340
North America Bermuda BMU native 7247
South America Brazil BRA native 9626
Africa Cape Verde CPV misidentification 94080
North America Cayman Is. CYM native 9761
North America Cuba CUB native 54206
North America Curaçao I. CUW native 26938
North America Dominica DMA native 26938
North America Dominican Rp DOM native 26938
North America Grenada GRD native 26938
North America Guadeloupe GLP native 26938
North America Haiti HTI native 26938
North America Honduras HND native 9761
North America Jamaica JAM native 27228
North America Martinique MTQ native 26252
North America Mexico MEX native 49651
North America Montserrat MSR native 26938
Asia Philippines PHL questionable 7247
North America Puerto Rico PRI native 50307
Africa Sao Tome Princ. STP questionable 13442
Africa Senegal SEN questionable 10797
Africa St Helena SHN questionable 10797
North America St Kitts Nevis KNA native 26938
North America St Lucia LCA native 9761
North America St Vincent Gren. VCT native 26938
North America Trinidad Tobago TTO native 33407
North America Turks Caicos Is. TCA native 26938
North America USA USA native 7247
South America Venezuela VEN native 9626
North America Virgin Is. (UK) VGB native 26938
North America Virgin Is. (US) VIR native 26180
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European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

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