Halichoeres marginatus was reported from 48 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 48 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 south to Inhaca Island, Mozambique (Ref. 4392) and east to the Hawaiian (1 specimen) and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef and Austral Islands.
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Table 1: Present in 48 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 75154
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 47843
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Africa Egypt EGY native 1602
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 4517
Oceania Guam GUM native 35721
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 8631
Asia Israel ISR native 4517
Asia Japan JPN native 1602
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 9710
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Asia Malaysia MYS native 35545
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1602
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 37816
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 57683
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11897
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 1602
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 2858
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 37816
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Africa Réunion REU native 53568
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 28620
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 10361
Asia Taiwan TWN native 4868
Africa Tanzania TZA native 51015
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 1602
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 46904
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631

Table 4: Reported from 48 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Asia Bahrain BHR native 68964
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 47843
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Africa Egypt EGY native 1602
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 4517
Oceania Guam GUM native 35721
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 8631
Asia Israel ISR native 4517
Asia Japan JPN native 1602
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 9710
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Asia Malaysia MYS native 35545
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1602
Africa Mauritius MUS native 58078
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 37816
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 57683
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 11897
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 1602
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 2858
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 37816
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Africa Réunion REU native 53568
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 28620
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 10361
Asia Taiwan TWN native 4868
Africa Tanzania TZA native 51015
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 1602
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 46904
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631
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