What Animal Lives Where

Where has the giant caribbean anemone been recorded?

Condylactis gigantea occurrence evidence comes from 131 records in 19 countries and territories, from 1886 to 2026. Most records come from Mexico.

AnthozoaActiniariaActiniidaeCondylactis

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

131 records across 19 countries and territories, 1886–2026.

Condylactis gigantea · GBIF taxon key 2256741

Source coverage

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

Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

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

12 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

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak month: November. 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

18862026

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

Where giant caribbean anemone has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for giant caribbean anemone. 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
Mexico 26
Bonaire 23
United States 23
Bermuda 22
Venezuela 6
Jamaica 5
Cuba 4
Antigua & Barbuda 3
Bahamas 3
Puerto Rico 3
Colombia 2
Haiti 2
Cayman Islands 2
Panama 2
Belize 1
Dominica 1
Honduras 1
Martinique 1
US Virgin Islands 1

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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.