Naso hexacanthus 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. 9710), including the Mascarene Islands (Ref. 37792) to the Hawaiian, Marquesas and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island.
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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 2334
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Oceania Caroline I. CRL native 37792
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 123833
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 37792
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 4795
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 37792
Asia Indonesia IDN native 8631
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Oceania Johnston I. JTN native 37792
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 3146
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
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 3807
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11897
Oceania Niue NIU native 3804
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK native 37792
Oceania North. Marianas MNP native 6273
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Oceania Palau PLW native 37792
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 28888
Asia Philippines PHL native 393
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 121505
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 37792
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 100374
Africa Seychelles SYC native 3146
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 3145
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 4795
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 4868
Africa Tanzania TZA native 3146
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 4795
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534
Oceania Wake I. WAK native 37792
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 2334
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Oceania Caroline I. CRL native 37792
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 123833
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 37792
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 4795
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 37792
Asia Indonesia IDN native 8631
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Oceania Johnston I. JTN native 37792
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 3146
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
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 3807
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11897
Oceania Niue NIU native 3804
Oceania Norfolk I. NFK native 37792
Oceania North. Marianas MNP native 6273
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Oceania Palau PLW native 37792
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 28888
Asia Philippines PHL native 393
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 121505
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 37792
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 100374
Africa Seychelles SYC native 3146
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 3145
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 4795
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 4868
Africa Tanzania TZA native 3146
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 4795
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534
Oceania Wake I. WAK native 37792
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631
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