Balistoides conspicillum was reported from 43 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 41 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 1 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 1 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Indo-Pacific: East Africa eastward through northern Australia extending to Samoa; north to southern Japan.
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Table 1: Present in 41 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 2334
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Asia China CHN native 123833
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Oceania Fiji FJI native 85272
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Africa Kenya KEN native 12484
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 2334
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 37816
Africa Madagascar MDG native 12484
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 12339
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 9770
Oceania Niue NIU native 3804
Oceania North. Marianas MNP native 6273
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
Asia Philippines PHL native 393
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4420
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 10361
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 4868
Africa Tanzania TZA native 12484
Asia Timor-Leste TLS Native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 46904
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 2682
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Europe Spain ESP stray 113714

Table 3: Absent from 1 country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Hawaii HWI not established 127448

Table 4: Reported from 43 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 2334
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Asia China CHN native 123833
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Oceania Fiji FJI native 85272
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
Oceania Hawaii HWI not established 127448
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 5978
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Africa Kenya KEN native 12484
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 2334
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 37816
Africa Madagascar MDG native 12484
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 12339
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 9770
Oceania Niue NIU native 3804
Oceania North. Marianas MNP native 6273
Asia Ogasawara Is. OGW native 26066
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6771
Asia Philippines PHL native 393
Africa Reunion I. REU native 53568
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 4420
Europe Spain ESP stray 113714
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 10361
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 4868
Africa Tanzania TZA native 12484
Asia Timor-Leste TLS Native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 46904
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 2682
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631
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