Where does the Blue-spotted Grouper live?
Cephalopholis argus has 20,053 records in 75 countries and territories, from 1825 to 2026. Most records come from United States Minor Outlying Islands.
- 20,053 records
- 75 places
- 105 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataPerciformesSerranidaeCephalopholis
When it is recorded
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Peak month: March. 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
18252026
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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 4,248 | |
| American Samoa | 3,321 | |
| United States | 2,931 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1,372 | |
| French Polynesia | 1,319 | |
| Australia | 1,212 | |
| Egypt | 688 | |
| Mayotte | 546 | |
| Indonesia | 389 | |
| Maldives | 339 | |
| Micronesia | 298 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 264 | |
| Philippines | 240 | |
| Kiribati | 211 | |
| Seychelles | 206 | |
| New Caledonia | 182 | |
| Marshall Islands | 174 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 166 | |
| Palau | 152 | |
| Cook Islands | 126 | |
| Fiji | 101 | |
| India | 100 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 96 | |
| Thailand | 92 | |
| Tuvalu | 87 | |
| Réunion | 84 | |
| Christmas Island | 79 | |
| Niue | 77 | |
| Guam | 72 | |
| Taiwan | 72 | |
| Tonga | 67 | |
| Cocos Islands | 52 | |
| Kenya | 49 | |
| Japan | 45 | |
| Solomon Islands | 45 | |
| Nauru | 43 | |
| South Africa | 38 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 37 | |
| Vanuatu | 36 | |
| Madagascar | 32 |
Showing the top 40 of 75 places.
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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.