What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Calocalanus minutus been recorded?

Calocalanus minutus occurrence evidence comes from 1,657 records in 13 countries and territories, from 2010 to 2025. Most records come from Australia.

CopepodaCalanoidaParacalanidaeCalocalanus

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

1,657 records across 13 countries and territories, 2010–2025.

Calocalanus minutus · GBIF taxon key 4333372

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: June.

6 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: June. 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

20102025

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

Where Calocalanus minutus has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Calocalanus minutus. 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
Australia 953
American Samoa 103
Kiribati 94
Niue 81
Tokelau 57
New Zealand 52
United States 19
Antarctica 18
Puerto Rico 8
South Africa 3
Costa Rica 1
Panama 1
Papua New Guinea 1

Related animals

Others in the family Paracalanidae.

Paracalanus parvus
Paracalanus parvus
18,114 records
Paracalanus aculeatus
4,831 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.