Where does the lettuce coral live?
Agaricia agaricites has 30,954 records in 37 countries and territories, from 1851 to 2026. Most records come from Colombia.
- 30,954 records
- 37 places
- 78 years recorded
- Anthozoa class
AnimaliaCnidariaAnthozoaScleractiniaAgariciidaeAgaricia
When it is recorded
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Peak month: September. 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.
Records over time
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Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 8,510 | |
| US Virgin Islands | 7,545 | |
| United States | 5,012 | |
| Puerto Rico | 2,791 | |
| Mexico | 1,894 | |
| Curaçao | 994 | |
| Cuba | 778 | |
| Brazil | 642 | |
| Bonaire | 514 | |
| Jamaica | 442 | |
| Costa Rica | 396 | |
| Nicaragua | 393 | |
| Belize | 196 | |
| Dominican Republic | 193 | |
| Bahamas | 115 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 111 | |
| Cayman Islands | 109 | |
| Panama | 106 | |
| Venezuela | 48 | |
| Guadeloupe | 38 | |
| Martinique | 24 | |
| Haiti | 17 | |
| Honduras | 14 | |
| Barbados | 11 | |
| Sint Maarten | 10 | |
| Dominica | 9 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 8 | |
| ZZ | 7 | |
| Saint Barthélemy | 5 | |
| Saint Martin | 5 | |
| St Kitts & Nevis | 4 | |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 3 | |
| Saint Lucia | 3 | |
| Anguilla | 2 | |
| Montserrat | 2 | |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | 2 | |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Agariciidae.
Ribbon Coral
17,687 records
Lamarck’s sheet coral
15,389 records
sunray lettuce coral
14,213 records
constricted leaf coral
13,748 records
low-relief lettuce coral
10,903 records
Graham's sheet coral
9,116 records
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.
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.