Distribution: from the Red Sea and Eastern Africa to Southern Japan, Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Caledonia. Also present in Eastern Pacific Ocean, from Costa Rica to Panama and the Galápagos Islands. Very common in Maldives and the Galápagos.
at Îlot Amédée (New Caledonia) © fongi
at Îlot Signal (New Caledonia) © fongi
at Îlot Redika (New Caledonia) © fongi
at Club Med Seychelles (Mahé) © nst56
at Granito de Oro (Panama) © nicoleguillemin
at Biyadhoo (Male Atolls) © chris-burton
at Pinzón (Santa Cruz Island) © jc_mara
at Los Túneles (Isabela Island) © jc_mara
at Vilamendhoo (Ari Atoll) © dominique
at Dhonveli (Male Atolls) © hampestampe1981
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