Dischistodus melanotus was reported from 16 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 16 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: Western Pacific: southern Japan and the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, Philippines, Palau, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and the Great Barrier Reef. Reported from Vanuatu (Ref. 13300).
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Table 1: Present in 16 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Asia China CHN native 47843
Asia Indonesia IDN native 1602
Asia Japan JPN native 1602
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
Oceania Palau PLW native 7247
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 48613
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 7247
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 1602
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 7247
Asia Timor-Leste TLS Native 118793
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 13300
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 12846

Table 4: Reported from 16 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Asia China CHN native 47843
Asia Indonesia IDN native 1602
Asia Japan JPN native 1602
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
Oceania Palau PLW native 7247
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 48613
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 7247
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 1602
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 7247
Asia Timor-Leste TLS Native 118793
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 13300
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 12846

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

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