Chaetodon lunula was reported from 61 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 61 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: East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan, and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe and Rapa islands. Southeast Atlantic: East London, South Africa (Ref. 5372).
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Table 1: Present in 61 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 78751
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Africa Cargados Carajos CRG native 33390
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 57879
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Africa Comoros COM native 33390
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Oceania Fiji FJI native 10708
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 4517
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 5227
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 119494
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 27157
Asia Japan JPN native 33390
Oceania Johnston I. JTN native 28618
Africa Kenya KEN native 12484
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 106682
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 28620
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Africa Madagascar MDG native 4858
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 1602
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 4517
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
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 37816
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 393
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 121505
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Africa Rodriguez I. ROD native 33390
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 43239
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Africa Seychelles SYC native 4858
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa Somalia SOM native 12484
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5372
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 10361
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 28618
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 5193
Africa Tanzania TZA native 12484
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
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 61 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 78751
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Africa Cargados Carajos CRG native 33390
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 57879
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Africa Comoros COM native 33390
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Oceania Fiji FJI native 10708
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 4517
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 5227
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 119494
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 27157
Asia Japan JPN native 33390
Oceania Johnston I. JTN native 28618
Africa Kenya KEN native 12484
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 106682
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 28620
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Africa Madagascar MDG native 4858
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 1602
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 4517
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
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 37816
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 393
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 121505
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Africa Rodriguez I. ROD native 33390
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 43239
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Africa Seychelles SYC native 4858
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa Somalia SOM native 12484
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5372
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 10361
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 28618
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 5193
Africa Tanzania TZA native 12484
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
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
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