Charonia tritonis was reported from 45 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 37 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 8 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Indo-Pacific: from Red Sea to Cocos Island, Costa Rica, Japan to New Zealand. Tropical and temperate.

All reports of Charonia tritonis in the Mediterranean are Charonia variegata (Ref. 114477).

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Table 1: Present in 37 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 337
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 2930
Asia China CHN native 66521
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 109505
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 105915
South America Cocos I. (C.R.) CCC native 114479
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 105915
Oceania Easter I. EAS native 337
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 118675
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 114477
Oceania Guam GUM native 3116
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 114483
Asia India IND native 114484
Asia Indonesia IDN native 75725
Asia Japan JPN native 114480
Africa Kenya KEN native 114485
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 337
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 337
Africa Madagascar MDG native 114477
Africa Mauritius MUS native 114477
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 106557
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 98588
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 99637
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 337
Oceania Niue NIU native 114482
Oceania Palau PLW native 103126
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 114477
Asia Philippines PHL native 121724
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 337
Oceania Samoa WSM native 114497
Africa Seychelles SYC native 114477
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 97558
Africa Tanzania TZA native 114477
Asia Thailand THA native 114486
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 118675
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 77637
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 114481

Table 3: Absent from 8 country/island (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Cyprus CYP misidentification 75701
Europe Greece GRC misidentification 75701
Asia Israel ISR misidentification 75701
Europe Italy ITA misidentification 75701
Asia Lebanon LBN misidentification 75701
Europe Spain ESP misidentification 75701
Asia Syria SYR misidentification 75701
Asia Turkey TUR misidentification 75701

Table 4: Reported from 45 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Australia AUS native 337
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 2930
Asia China CHN native 66521
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 109505
Asia Christmas I. CXR native 105915
South America Cocos I. (C.R.) CCC native 114479
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 105915
Asia Cyprus CYP misidentification 75701
Oceania Easter I. EAS native 337
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 118675
South America Galapagos Is. GOS native 114477
Europe Greece GRC misidentification 75701
Oceania Guam GUM native 3116
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 114483
Asia India IND native 114484
Asia Indonesia IDN native 75725
Asia Israel ISR misidentification 75701
Europe Italy ITA misidentification 75701
Asia Japan JPN native 114480
Africa Kenya KEN native 114485
Oceania Kermadec Is. KMD native 337
Asia Lebanon LBN misidentification 75701
Oceania Lord Howe I. LHI native 337
Africa Madagascar MDG native 114477
Africa Mauritius MUS native 114477
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 106557
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 98588
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 99637
Oceania New Zealand NZL native 337
Oceania Niue NIU native 114482
Oceania Palau PLW native 103126
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 114477
Asia Philippines PHL native 121724
Oceania Pitcairn PCN native 337
Oceania Samoa WSM native 114497
Africa Seychelles SYC native 114477
Europe Spain ESP misidentification 75701
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 97558
Asia Syria SYR misidentification 75701
Africa Tanzania TZA native 114477
Asia Thailand THA native 114486
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 118675
Asia Turkey TUR misidentification 75701
Oceania Tuvalu TUV native 77637
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 114481
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