Where does the Corycaeus speciosus live?
Corycaeus speciosus has 9,403 records in 46 countries and territories, from 1884 to 2025. Most records come from Japan.
- 9,403 records
- 46 places
- 80 years recorded
- Copepoda class
AnimaliaArthropodaCopepodaCyclopoidaCorycaeidaeCorycaeus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: June. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3,669 | |
| Australia | 1,400 | |
| United States | 411 | |
| Mexico | 259 | |
| Brazil | 243 | |
| Venezuela | 216 | |
| Colombia | 165 | |
| France | 148 | |
| Italy | 124 | |
| Spain | 84 | |
| South Korea | 53 | |
| Canada | 33 | |
| Russia | 30 | |
| Portugal | 27 | |
| Antarctica | 21 | |
| American Samoa | 20 | |
| Indonesia | 19 | |
| Kiribati | 19 | |
| Madagascar | 17 | |
| Suriname | 14 | |
| Puerto Rico | 13 | |
| Tokelau | 13 | |
| Tunisia | 13 | |
| Chile | 9 | |
| Ghana | 9 | |
| Niue | 9 | |
| New Zealand | 5 | |
| Ecuador | 4 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | |
| Cabo Verde | 3 | |
| Mayotte | 3 | |
| United Kingdom | 2 | |
| Malta | 2 | |
| New Caledonia | 2 | |
| French Polynesia | 2 | |
| Philippines | 2 | |
| French Southern Territories | 2 | |
| Bahamas | 1 | |
| Fiji | 1 | |
| Greece | 1 |
Showing the top 40 of 46 places.
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.