Where does the Maori Wrasse live?
Cheilinus chlorourus has 6,407 records in 50 countries and territories, from 1769 to 2026. Most records come from Australia.
- 6,407 records
- 50 places
- 103 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataPerciformesLabridaeCheilinus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: July. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1,845 | |
| French Polynesia | 920 | |
| Tonga | 643 | |
| New Caledonia | 621 | |
| Fiji | 397 | |
| Indonesia | 231 | |
| Philippines | 217 | |
| Thailand | 130 | |
| Marshall Islands | 98 | |
| Samoa | 98 | |
| Cook Islands | 82 | |
| Malaysia | 81 | |
| Taiwan | 78 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 75 | |
| Vanuatu | 72 | |
| Solomon Islands | 64 | |
| Guam | 62 | |
| Palau | 59 | |
| Kiribati | 51 | |
| Seychelles | 48 | |
| American Samoa | 44 | |
| Micronesia | 44 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 43 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 37 | |
| Mauritius | 37 | |
| India | 36 | |
| Japan | 36 | |
| Vietnam | 29 | |
| Hong Kong | 28 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 24 | |
| Tuvalu | 23 | |
| Madagascar | 20 | |
| Sri Lanka | 18 | |
| Maldives | 17 | |
| China | 15 | |
| Tanzania | 13 | |
| Kenya | 11 | |
| Réunion | 11 | |
| Cocos Islands | 7 | |
| Myanmar | 6 |
Showing the top 40 of 50 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.