Where does the rock-boring urchin live?
Echinometra mathaei has 10,897 records in 74 countries and territories, from 1851 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 10,897 records
- 74 places
- 116 years recorded
- Echinoidea class
AnimaliaEchinodermataEchinoideaCamarodontaEchinometridaeEchinometra
When it is recorded
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Peak month: June. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,182 | |
| French Polynesia | 1,030 | |
| Australia | 972 | |
| New Caledonia | 746 | |
| Cook Islands | 645 | |
| Samoa | 561 | |
| Japan | 440 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 371 | |
| Indonesia | 355 | |
| Solomon Islands | 347 | |
| Taiwan | 341 | |
| Fiji | 284 | |
| Palau | 243 | |
| Philippines | 235 | |
| Vanuatu | 207 | |
| Tuvalu | 168 | |
| Tonga | 159 | |
| Egypt | 152 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 142 | |
| Tanzania | 140 | |
| Kenya | 118 | |
| South Africa | 108 | |
| Réunion | 99 | |
| Mauritius | 96 | |
| Marshall Islands | 77 | |
| Kiribati | 71 | |
| Guam | 48 | |
| Madagascar | 41 | |
| Micronesia | 40 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 38 | |
| Norfolk Island | 31 | |
| Maldives | 26 | |
| French Southern Territories | 25 | |
| Christmas Island | 24 | |
| Mozambique | 24 | |
| Thailand | 21 | |
| Niue | 20 | |
| Oman | 19 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 19 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 18 |
Showing the top 40 of 74 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Echinometridae.
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.