Doryrhamphus excisus was reported from 56 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 56 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 and Eastern Pacific: Persian Gulf and East Africa to the west coast of the Americas. It was noted by Dawson (Ref. 5316) that there is a clinal increase in the number of total rings and dorsal rays for the 3 subspecies (Red Sea, D. e. abbreviatus and Eastern Pacific D. e. paulus (Ref. 86689).
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Table 1: Present in 56 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 45255
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Africa Cargados Carajos CRG native 33390
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 5373
Asia China CHN native 57879
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 4868
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 5373
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 5373
South America Colombia COL native 5373
Africa Comoros COM native 5373
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 5373
North America Costa Rica CRI native 5373
South America Ecuador ECU native 40498
Oceania Fiji FJI native 5373
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 5373
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 5227
Oceania Guam GUM native 35721
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 3921
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5373
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Oceania Johnston I. JTN native 5373
Africa Kenya KEN native 5373
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Asia Maldives MDV native 30829
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 5373
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1602
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
North America Mexico MEX native 1602
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 37816
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 57683
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11889
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 1602
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
North America Panama PAN native 5373
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6993
Asia Philippines PHL native 1602
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 559
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 68964
Africa Seychelles SYC native 5373
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 5373
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4281
Africa Tanzania TZA native 5373
Asia Thailand THA native 5373
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 1602
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534
Oceania Wake I. WAK native 37816

Table 4: Reported from 56 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 45255
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Africa Cargados Carajos CRG native 33390
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 5373
Asia China CHN native 57879
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 4868
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 5373
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 5373
South America Colombia COL native 5373
Africa Comoros COM native 5373
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 5373
North America Costa Rica CRI native 5373
South America Ecuador ECU native 40498
Oceania Fiji FJI native 5373
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 5373
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 5227
Oceania Guam GUM native 35721
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 3921
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5373
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Oceania Johnston I. JTN native 5373
Africa Kenya KEN native 5373
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Asia Maldives MDV native 30829
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 5373
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1602
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
North America Mexico MEX native 1602
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 37816
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 57683
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11889
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 1602
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
North America Panama PAN native 5373
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6993
Asia Philippines PHL native 1602
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 559
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 68964
Africa Seychelles SYC native 5373
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 5373
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4281
Africa Tanzania TZA native 5373
Asia Thailand THA native 5373
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 1602
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534
Oceania Wake I. WAK native 37816
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