Distribution: from the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and South Africa to southern Japan, French Polynesia and eastern Australia. Also present in the eastern Pacific Ocean, from the Gulf of California to Ecuador, including Cocos Island and the Galápagos Islands.
at La Prairie Beach (Mauritius) © mcpeff
at Chileno Bay (Mexico) © nst56
at Lagon de Saint-Pierre (Réunion Island)
at Lagon de l’Hermitage (Réunion Island) © tiffany4545
at Pinzón (Santa Cruz Island) © jc_mara
at Rabida Island (Santiago Island)
at Bartolome Island (Santiago Island)
at Granito de Oro (Panama) © goldfish
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