Where does the Surf Redfish live?

Actinopyga mauritiana has 2,289 records in 51 countries and territories, from 1863 to 2026. Most records come from Cook Islands.

2,289 records
51 places
65 years recorded
Holothuroidea class

AnimaliaEchinodermataHolothuroideaHolothuriidaHolothuriidaeActinopyga

When it is recorded

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Peak month: October. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Where it is recorded

Place	Records	Share
Cook Islands	332
Wallis & Futuna	310
French Polynesia	243
Australia	212
Nauru	184
New Caledonia	173
Palau	109
Tuvalu	81
Seychelles	74
Micronesia	60
India	52
Vanuatu	48
Papua New Guinea	43
Réunion	32
Mozambique	29
Madagascar	19
Fiji	18
Kiribati	18
Cocos Islands	17
British Indian Ocean Territory	15
Niue	14
United States	14
Samoa	14
Solomon Islands	13
Egypt	12
Mauritius	11
Taiwan	11
French Southern Territories	10
Guam	9
Kenya	9
Comoros	9
Marshall Islands	9
Maldives	9
Saudi Arabia	9
ZZ	9
Indonesia	7
Oman	7
Mayotte	7
Yemen	6
Christmas Island	5

Showing the top 40 of 51 places.

Related animals

Others in the family Holothuriidae.

Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.