Paracirrhites forsteri was reported from 54 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 54 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 (Ref. 5469) to the Hawaiian, Line, Marquesan and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia and the Austral Islands. Unknown from the Persian and Oman gulfs (Ref. 11441).
Comments & Corrections
How to read map
Table 1: Present in 54 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 27307
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 4868
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Africa Egypt EGY native 1602
Oceania Fiji FJI native 10708
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 1602
Oceania Guam GUM native 35721
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 5470
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 1602
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Africa Madagascar MDG native 5470
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 37816
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 57683
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11897
Oceania Niue NIU native 3804
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK native 8879
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 1602
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 58652
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 121505
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Africa Seychelles SYC native 5470
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 11228
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 10361
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 28618
Africa Tanzania TZA native 5470
Asia Timor-Leste TLS Native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 46904
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 12846
Oceania Wake I. WAK native 37816
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631

Table 4: Reported from 54 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 27307
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 4868
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Africa Egypt EGY native 1602
Oceania Fiji FJI native 10708
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 1602
Oceania Guam GUM native 35721
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 5470
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 1602
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Africa Madagascar MDG native 5470
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 37816
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 57683
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11897
Oceania Niue NIU native 3804
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK native 8879
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 1602
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 58652
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 121505
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Africa Seychelles SYC native 5470
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 11228
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 10361
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 28618
Africa Tanzania TZA native 5470
Asia Timor-Leste TLS Native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 46904
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 12846
Oceania Wake I. WAK native 37816
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631
Back to Search
Back to Top

The map in this page was supported by BioFresh that has received funding from the
European Union's Seventh Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement No 226874

cfm script by eagbayani, 10.05.99 ,  php script by rolavides, 04/02/08 ,  last modified by sortiz, 06.27.17