What Animal Lives Where

Where has the pineapple coral been recorded?

Dichocoenia stokesii occurrence evidence comes from 8,036 records in 20 countries and territories, from 1908 to 2023. Most records come from US Virgin Islands.

pineapple coral
pineapple coral — Photo (display-sized rendition): James St. John · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
AnthozoaScleractiniaMeandrinidaeDichocoenia

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

8,036 records across 20 countries and territories, 1908–2023.

Dichocoenia stokesii · GBIF taxon key 5784766

Source coverage

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

Refreshed 2026-09-21. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

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

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.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: October. 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

19082023

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

Where pineapple coral has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for pineapple coral. 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
US Virgin Islands 3,501
United States 2,680
Puerto Rico 1,643
Belize 74
Costa Rica 41
Panama 25
Venezuela 16
Bahamas 15
ZZ 14
Jamaica 11
Colombia 4
Mexico 3
Bonaire 2
Antigua & Barbuda 1
Barbados 1
Bermuda 1
Cayman Islands 1
Martinique 1
Tonga 1
Trinidad & Tobago 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.