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.
- 1,982 records
- 41 places
- 66 years recorded
- Anthozoa class
AnimaliaCnidariaAnthozoaScleractiniaMerulinidaeDipsastraea
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
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
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Others in the family Merulinidae.
Boulder star coral
38,508 records
Caribbean star coral
36,561 records
Bumpy star coral
22,175 records
knob coral
2,738 records
false knob coral
2,399 records
larger star coral
1,027 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.