Acanthurus tennentii was reported from 22 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 21 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 1 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Indian Ocean: East Africa to Sri Lanka and the Lesser Sunda Islands of southern Indonesia. The Red Sea record by Dor (1984, Ref. 2198) is an error.
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Table 1: Present in 21 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 90102
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Africa Comoros COM native 37792
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 48637
Africa Kenya KEN native 3146
Africa Madagascar MDG native 37792
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Asia Myanmar MMR native 90102
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Africa Seychelles SYC native 3145
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa South Africa ZAF native 3145
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 3145
Africa Tanzania TZA native 3146
Asia Thailand THA native 90102
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Somalia SOM questionable 30573

Table 4: Reported from 22 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 90102
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Africa Comoros COM native 37792
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 48637
Africa Kenya KEN native 3146
Africa Madagascar MDG native 37792
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Asia Myanmar MMR native 90102
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Africa Seychelles SYC native 3145
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa Somalia SOM questionable 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 3145
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 3145
Africa Tanzania TZA native 3146
Asia Thailand THA native 90102
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631
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