Where does the Cosmocalanus darwinii live?
Cosmocalanus darwinii has 7,682 records in 34 countries and territories, from 1899 to 2025. Most records come from Japan.
- 7,682 records
- 34 places
- 76 years recorded
- Copepoda class
AnimaliaArthropodaCopepodaCalanoidaCalanidaeCosmocalanus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: September. 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 | 3,614 | |
| Australia | 1,524 | |
| South Korea | 138 | |
| Mexico | 109 | |
| Kiribati | 61 | |
| New Zealand | 40 | |
| Russia | 30 | |
| American Samoa | 27 | |
| Costa Rica | 27 | |
| Tokelau | 21 | |
| Seychelles | 19 | |
| Indonesia | 9 | |
| Taiwan | 7 | |
| Antarctica | 6 | |
| Ecuador | 6 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 6 | |
| South Africa | 6 | |
| Norfolk Island | 5 | |
| Philippines | 5 | |
| Niue | 4 | |
| French Polynesia | 4 | |
| France | 3 | |
| India | 3 | |
| Maldives | 3 | |
| Chile | 2 | |
| Micronesia | 2 | |
| Panama | 2 | |
| Brazil | 1 | |
| Greece | 1 | |
| Italy | 1 | |
| Kenya | 1 | |
| New Caledonia | 1 | |
| Venezuela | 1 | |
| Yemen | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Calanidae.
Calanus finmarchicus
141,798 records
Calanus helgolandicus
84,256 records
Calanus glacialis
39,882 records
Calanus pacificus
36,511 records
Calanus simillimus
34,856 records
Calanus hyperboreus
34,260 records
Mesocalanus tenuicornis
29,662 records
Calanoides acutus
18,259 records
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.