Where does the Centropages violaceus live?
Centropages violaceus has 5,838 records in 43 countries and territories, from 1904 to 2025. Most records come from Italy.
- 5,838 records
- 43 places
- 76 years recorded
- Copepoda class
AnimaliaArthropodaCopepodaCalanoidaCentropagidaeCentropages
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.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 3,737 | |
| Australia | 375 | |
| Japan | 298 | |
| Portugal | 241 | |
| Spain | 157 | |
| Greece | 99 | |
| American Samoa | 48 | |
| Kiribati | 28 | |
| United States | 28 | |
| Lebanon | 27 | |
| Tunisia | 26 | |
| Mexico | 22 | |
| France | 21 | |
| Tokelau | 17 | |
| Algeria | 16 | |
| Canada | 12 | |
| Niue | 11 | |
| Suriname | 8 | |
| New Zealand | 7 | |
| ZZ | 6 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 5 | |
| Croatia | 5 | |
| Venezuela | 5 | |
| Brazil | 4 | |
| Ghana | 4 | |
| Malta | 4 | |
| Mauritius | 4 | |
| Antarctica | 3 | |
| Indonesia | 3 | |
| Nigeria | 3 | |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | |
| Türkiye | 3 | |
| Peru | 2 | |
| Togo | 2 | |
| Benin | 1 | |
| Bermuda | 1 | |
| Ecuador | 1 | |
| United Kingdom | 1 | |
| Nicaragua | 1 | |
| Philippines | 1 |
Showing the top 40 of 43 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Centropagidae.
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.