Acropora cytherea was reported from 66 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 65 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: Indo-Pacific. Tropical to subtropical.
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Table 1: Present in 65 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 846
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 846
Oceania Australia AUS native 846
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 846
Asia Cambodia KHM native 846
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 89710
Asia China CHN native 119166
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 846
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 846
Africa Comoros COM native 846
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 846
Africa Djibouti DJI native 89710
Africa Egypt EGY native 846
Africa Eritrea ERI native 846
Oceania Fiji FJI native 846
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 846
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 122680
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 119166
Asia India IND native 89710
Asia Indonesia IDN native 846
Asia Israel ISR native 89710
Asia Japan JPN native 89710
Oceania Johnston I. JTN native 89710
Asia Jordan JOR native 89710
Africa Kenya KEN native 846
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 846
Africa Madagascar MDG native 846
Asia Malaysia MYS native 846
Asia Maldives MDV native 846
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 846
Africa Mauritius MUS native 846
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 846
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 846
Asia Myanmar MMR native 846
Oceania Nauru NRU native 846
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 100373
Oceania Niue NIU native 846
Oceania Palau PLW native 98622
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 75728
Asia Philippines PHL native 846
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 121505
Africa Reunion I. REU native 846
Africa Rodriguez I. ROD native 89710
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 846
Oceania Samoa WSM native 846
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 846
Africa Seychelles SYC native 846
Asia Singapore SGP native 846
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 846
Africa Somalia SOM native 846
Africa South Africa ZAF native 846
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 846
Africa Sudan SDN native 846
Africa Tanzania TZA native 846
Asia Thailand THA native 846
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 846
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 846
Oceania Tonga TON native 846
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 89710
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 846
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 846
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 846
Oceania Wake I. WAK native 846
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 846
Asia Yemen YEM native 846

Table 2: Possible in 1 country/island (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Guam GUM questionable 89710

Table 4: Reported from 66 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 846
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 846
Oceania Australia AUS native 846
Asia Brunei Darsm BRN native 846
Asia Cambodia KHM native 846
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 89710
Asia China CHN native 119166
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 846
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 846
Africa Comoros COM native 846
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 846
Africa Djibouti DJI native 89710
Africa Egypt EGY native 846
Africa Eritrea ERI native 846
Oceania Fiji FJI native 846
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 846
Oceania Guam GUM questionable 89710
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 122680
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 119166
Asia India IND native 89710
Asia Indonesia IDN native 846
Asia Israel ISR native 89710
Asia Japan JPN native 89710
Oceania Johnston I. JTN native 89710
Asia Jordan JOR native 89710
Africa Kenya KEN native 846
Oceania Kiribati KIR native 846
Africa Madagascar MDG native 846
Asia Malaysia MYS native 846
Asia Maldives MDV native 846
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 846
Africa Mauritius MUS native 846
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 846
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 846
Asia Myanmar MMR native 846
Oceania Nauru NRU native 846
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 100373
Oceania Niue NIU native 846
Oceania Palau PLW native 98622
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 75728
Asia Philippines PHL native 846
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 121505
Africa Reunion I. REU native 846
Africa Rodriguez I. ROD native 89710
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 846
Oceania Samoa WSM native 846
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 846
Africa Seychelles SYC native 846
Asia Singapore SGP native 846
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 846
Africa Somalia SOM native 846
Africa South Africa ZAF native 846
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 846
Africa Sudan SDN native 846
Africa Tanzania TZA native 846
Asia Thailand THA native 846
Asia Timor-Leste TLS native 846
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 846
Oceania Tonga TON native 846
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 89710
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 846
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 846
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 846
Oceania Wake I. WAK native 846
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 846
Asia Yemen YEM native 846
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