Where does the Whitetail Damselfish live?
Dascyllus aruanus has 7,519 records in 60 countries and territories, from 1827 to 2026. Most records come from Australia.
- 7,519 records
- 60 places
- 132 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataPerciformesPomacentridaeDascyllus
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 | 2,703 | |
| Tonga | 745 | |
| French Polynesia | 505 | |
| New Caledonia | 449 | |
| Philippines | 332 | |
| Fiji | 330 | |
| Indonesia | 326 | |
| American Samoa | 262 | |
| Egypt | 185 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 146 | |
| Japan | 137 | |
| Cook Islands | 131 | |
| Guam | 116 | |
| Marshall Islands | 109 | |
| Micronesia | 85 | |
| Palau | 84 | |
| Taiwan | 73 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 53 | |
| Réunion | 50 | |
| ZZ | 47 | |
| Madagascar | 46 | |
| Maldives | 42 | |
| Vanuatu | 41 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 38 | |
| Solomon Islands | 36 | |
| French Southern Territories | 31 | |
| Samoa | 30 | |
| Mauritius | 28 | |
| Malaysia | 27 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 25 | |
| Kiribati | 25 | |
| Seychelles | 25 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 20 | |
| Mayotte | 20 | |
| United States | 19 | |
| Tuvalu | 18 | |
| Cocos Islands | 17 | |
| Norfolk Island | 17 | |
| China | 15 | |
| Kenya | 15 |
Showing the top 40 of 60 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.