Taractichthys steindachneri 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: Indo-Pacific and Eastern Central Pacific: East Africa to California, USA. References to Taractichthys longipinnis in the Indo-Pacific are considered misidentifications of this species. Highly migratory species.
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Table 1: Present in 16 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Oceania Fiji FJI native 79653
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 583
Asia Israel ISR native 13277
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 106682
Asia Maldives MDV native 30829
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
Oceania Niue NIU native 3804
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 5193
Africa Tanzania TZA native 4388
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
North America USA USA native 2850

Table 4: Reported from 16 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Oceania Fiji FJI native 79653
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 583
Asia Israel ISR native 13277
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 106682
Asia Maldives MDV native 30829
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 86942
Oceania Niue NIU native 3804
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 5193
Africa Tanzania TZA native 4388
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
North America USA USA native 2850

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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