What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Ruby cardinalfish been recorded?

Apogon coccineus occurrence evidence comes from 310 records in 38 countries and territories, from 1930 to 2014. Most records come from Philippines.

PerciformesApogonidaeApogon

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

310 records across 38 countries and territories, 1930–2014.

Apogon coccineus · GBIF taxon key 5211565

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: May.

12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

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Peak month: May. 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

19302014

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Ruby cardinalfish has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Ruby cardinalfish. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Philippines 64
Australia 29
Indonesia 19
Tonga 19
Thailand 14
Taiwan 13
Vanuatu 11
Fiji 10
Sri Lanka 10
Maldives 9
New Caledonia 9
American Samoa 8
Micronesia 8
British Indian Ocean Territory 8
French Polynesia 8
Seychelles 7
Egypt 6
Eritrea 6
Papua New Guinea 6
Solomon Islands 6
Vietnam 5
India 4
China 3
Kiribati 3
Northern Mariana Islands 3
Wallis & Futuna 3
Yemen 3
Hong Kong 2
Japan 2
Marshall Islands 2
Mauritius 2
Mayotte 2
BH 1
Cook Islands 1
Comoros 1
Malaysia 1
Oman 1
Palau 1

Related animals

Others in the family Apogonidae.

Norfolk cardinalfish
46 records
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. 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.