Neotrygon kuhlii was reported from 38 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 2 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 36 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Southwest Pacific: Solomon Islands, but probably more widespread in Oceania (limits of its distribution need to be defined).

Forms a species complex with Neotrygon australiae (Australia, New Guinea and eastern Indonesia), N. caeruleopunctata (Indian Ocean), and N. orientale (North-West Pacific).

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Table 1: Present in 2 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 116741
Asia Timor-Leste TLS Native 118793

Table 3: Absent from 36 country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM misidentification 116741
Asia Andaman Is. ANI misidentification 116741
Oceania Australia AUS misidentification 116741
Asia Cambodia KHM misidentification 116741
Asia China CHN misidentification 116741
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN misidentification 116741
Oceania Cook Is. COK misidentification 116741
Oceania Fiji FJI misidentification 116741
Oceania Guam GUM misidentification 116741
Asia Hong Kong HKG misidentification 116741
Asia India IND misidentification 114953
Asia Indonesia IDN misidentification 114953
Asia Japan JPN misidentification 116741
Asia Korea (South) KOR misidentification 116741
Africa Madagascar MDG misidentification 116741
Asia Malaysia MYS misidentification 116741
Africa Mauritius MUS misidentification 116741
Africa Mayotte MYT misidentification 116741
Oceania Micronesia FSM misidentification 116741
Africa Mozambique MOZ misidentification 116741
Asia Myanmar MMR misidentification 116741
Oceania New Caledonia NCL misidentification 116741
Oceania North Marianas MNP misidentification 116741
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW misidentification 116741
Oceania Palau PLW misidentification 116741
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG misidentification 116741
Asia Philippines PHL misidentification 116741
Oceania Samoa WSM misidentification 116741
Africa Somalia SOM misidentification 116741
Africa South Africa ZAF misidentification 116741
Asia Sri Lanka LKA misidentification 116741
Africa Tanzania TZA misidentification 116741
Asia Thailand THA misidentification 116741
Oceania Tonga TON misidentification 116741
Oceania Vanuatu VUT misidentification 116741
Asia Viet Nam VNM misidentification 116741

Table 4: Reported from 38 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM misidentification 116741
Asia Andaman Is. ANI misidentification 116741
Oceania Australia AUS misidentification 116741
Asia Cambodia KHM misidentification 116741
Asia China CHN misidentification 116741
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN misidentification 116741
Oceania Cook Is. COK misidentification 116741
Oceania Fiji FJI misidentification 116741
Oceania Guam GUM misidentification 116741
Asia Hong Kong HKG misidentification 116741
Asia India IND misidentification 114953
Asia Indonesia IDN misidentification 114953
Asia Japan JPN misidentification 116741
Asia Korea (South) KOR misidentification 116741
Africa Madagascar MDG misidentification 116741
Asia Malaysia MYS misidentification 116741
Africa Mauritius MUS misidentification 116741
Africa Mayotte MYT misidentification 116741
Oceania Micronesia FSM misidentification 116741
Africa Mozambique MOZ misidentification 116741
Asia Myanmar MMR misidentification 116741
Oceania New Caledonia NCL misidentification 116741
Oceania North Marianas MNP misidentification 116741
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW misidentification 116741
Oceania Palau PLW misidentification 116741
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG misidentification 116741
Asia Philippines PHL misidentification 116741
Oceania Samoa WSM misidentification 116741
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 116741
Africa Somalia SOM misidentification 116741
Africa South Africa ZAF misidentification 116741
Asia Sri Lanka LKA misidentification 116741
Africa Tanzania TZA misidentification 116741
Asia Thailand THA misidentification 116741
Asia Timor-Leste TLS Native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON misidentification 116741
Oceania Vanuatu VUT misidentification 116741
Asia Viet Nam VNM misidentification 116741
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