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Where does the knob coral live?

Dipsastraea pallida has 1,982 records in 41 countries and territories, from 1908 to 2025. Most records come from Australia.

knob coral
knob coral — Photo: NPS - Larry Basch · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
AnimaliaCnidariaAnthozoaScleractiniaMerulinidaeDipsastraea

When it is recorded

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Peak month: May. 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

19082025

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

Where it is recorded

PlaceRecordsShare
Australia 1,136
Japan 304
British Indian Ocean Territory 58
Indonesia 46
Mayotte 46
Marshall Islands 45
Réunion 44
Thailand 38
New Caledonia 34
American Samoa 29
Seychelles 22
Papua New Guinea 21
Egypt 18
India 17
Cocos Islands 10
Fiji 9
Iran 9
Yemen 9
Micronesia 8
Philippines 7
Saudi Arabia 7
United States Minor Outlying Islands 7
Mozambique 6
Taiwan 6
United Arab Emirates 5
French Polynesia 5
ZZ 5
Palau 4
Maldives 3
French Southern Territories 3
Wallis & Futuna 3
Christmas Island 2
Djibouti 2
Guam 2
Kenya 2
Myanmar 2
Malaysia 2
Kiribati 1
Oman 1
Sudan 1

Showing the top 40 of 41 places.

Related animals

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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.