Evidence found
10,098 records across 49 countries and territories, 1902–2026.
Cephalopholis argus · GBIF taxon key 2388891
Where has the Blue-spotted Grouper been recorded?
Cephalopholis argus occurrence evidence comes from 10,098 records in 49 countries and territories, from 1902 to 2026. Most records come from United States Minor Outlying Islands.
- 10,098 records
- 49 places
- 76 years recorded
- — class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-21. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: February.
10 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: February. 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
19022026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Blue-spotted Grouper has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Blue-spotted Grouper. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 2,822 | |
| American Samoa | 2,325 | |
| United States | 1,858 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 937 | |
| Mayotte | 499 | |
| Micronesia | 254 | |
| French Polynesia | 191 | |
| Seychelles | 133 | |
| Philippines | 132 | |
| Australia | 102 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 98 | |
| Marshall Islands | 87 | |
| Palau | 75 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 67 | |
| Kiribati | 67 | |
| Guam | 63 | |
| Indonesia | 59 | |
| Christmas Island | 49 | |
| Egypt | 44 | |
| Cocos Islands | 40 | |
| Maldives | 33 | |
| Yemen | 18 | |
| Fiji | 17 | |
| Oman | 17 | |
| Tokelau | 14 | |
| Solomon Islands | 13 | |
| New Caledonia | 8 | |
| Samoa | 8 | |
| Tonga | 7 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 7 | |
| Kenya | 6 | |
| Myanmar | 6 | |
| Vanuatu | 6 | |
| Cook Islands | 5 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | |
| Thailand | 4 | |
| Mauritius | 3 | |
| Vietnam | 3 | |
| ZZ | 3 | |
| China | 2 |
Showing the top 40 of 49 places.
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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.
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.