Biogeographic distribution
C. ungulatus is widely distributed throughout the world, covering large coastal areas
near;
- Australia
- Sri Lanka
- Africa (Red Sea)
- Middle East (Persian Gulf)
as well as being found in Economic Exclusive Zones (EEZ);
- French Polynesia
- Mayotte
- Réunion
- New Caledonia
The distribution of C. ungulatus. Map and distribution have been provided by ETIJ World Biodiversity.
For a better indication regarding the distribution of Cyclodius ungulatus here is a comprehensive list of locations where it has been sighted (list has been developed by ETI BioInformatics and was retrieved from Marine Species Identification Portal under synonymous name Phymodius ungulatus).
Range: Red Sea (Kossmann, 1877); Zanzibar (Lenz, 1905); South Africa - Durban; Ile Europa (Serène, 1984); Mayotte (Serène, 1984); Madagascar - Nosy Bé, Banc Vert, Nosy Iranja and Fort-Dauphin (Serène, 1984); Iles Glorieuses (Serène, 1984); Aldabra Islands (Serène, 1984); Mauritius (Alcock, 1898, Bouvier, 1915b, Michel, 1964, Guinot, 1964b); Coëtivy Islands (Rathbun, 1911); Cargados Carajos Islands (Rathbun, 1911); Persian Gulf (Stephensen, 1945); Chagos Archipelago (Rathbun, 1911); Sri Lanka (Alcock, 1898); Andaman Islands (Alcock, 1898); Japan - Okinawa (Sakai, 1939), Amami-shoto and Yaeyama-retto (Sakai, 1976a), Ishigaki-jima (Miyake, 1983); China - Paracel Islands (Chen & Lan, 1978, Dai & Yang, 1991); Philippines - Balayan Bay (Garth & Kim, 1983); Balabac Starit (Dana, 1852); Indonesia - JavaSea, Celebes; Australia; New Britain - Kokopo near Rabaul (Takeda & Nunomura,1976); Solomon Islands -Guadalcanal Island, Torres Islands, and Saddle Island (Takeda & Nunomura,1976); New Caledonia - Poum (Takeda & Nunomura,1976); Samoa (Alcock, 1898, Dana, 1852); Hawaii - Honolulu (Rathbun, 1906); Line Islands - Palmyra (Edmondson, 1923); Tahiti (Dana, 1852, Guinot, 1964b).
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