Scarus psittacus was reported from 50 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 50 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 Sodwana Bay, South Africa (Ref. 5490) and east to the Hawaiian, Marquesan, and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to Shark Bay, Western Australia and Lord Howe Island.
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Table 1: Present in 50 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
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 47843
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Africa Egypt EGY native 1602
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 89972
Oceania Guam GUM native 1602
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 1602
Asia Japan JPN native 1602
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 35918
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 1602
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1602
Africa Mauritius MUS native 5503
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 41878
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 48613
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Africa Reunion I. REU native 35918
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 28620
Africa Seychelles SYC native 3488
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5490
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 35918
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 43542
Africa Tanzania TZA native 51015
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 1602
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631

Table 4: Reported from 50 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
Africa Bassas da India BSI native 124899
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 47843
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 30874
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 9399
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 34027
Africa Egypt EGY native 1602
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 89972
Oceania Guam GUM native 1602
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 58302
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 1602
Asia Japan JPN native 1602
Asia Jordan JOR native 58021
Africa Kenya KEN native 35918
Asia Kuwait KWT native 68964
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 8879
Asia Maldives MDV native 11303
Oceania Marquesas Is. MQS native 1602
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1602
Africa Mauritius MUS native 5503
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 3807
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 41878
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 48613
Asia Qatar QAT native 68964
Africa Reunion I. REU native 35918
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 28620
Africa Seychelles SYC native 3488
Africa Socotra Arch. SOC native 37631
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5490
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 35918
Asia Taiwan/Ch Taipei TWN native 43542
Africa Tanzania TZA native 51015
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 118793
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 1602
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 68964
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 58534
Asia Yemen YEM native 37631
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