What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Chrysogorgia desbonni been recorded?

Chrysogorgia desbonni occurrence evidence comes from 99 records in 13 countries and territories, from 1879 to 2023. Most records come from Bahamas.

AnthozoaScleralcyonaceaChrysogorgiidaeChrysogorgia

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

99 records across 13 countries and territories, 1879–2023.

Chrysogorgia desbonni · GBIF taxon key 2262965

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-24. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: March.

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.

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When it is recorded

JFMAMJJASOND

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

18792023

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

Where Chrysogorgia desbonni has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Chrysogorgia desbonni. 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
Bahamas 27
Puerto Rico 23
Cuba 13
St Vincent & the Grenadines 9
Mexico 8
Barbados 4
United States 4
Grenada 3
Belize 2
Colombia 2
Martinique 2
Dominica 1
Saint Lucia 1

Related animals

Others in the family Chrysogorgiidae.

Metallogorgia melanotrichos
4,320 records
Chrysogorgia geniculata
3,631 records
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57 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.