Where does the Headless Chicken Fish live?
Enypniastes eximia has 38,218 records in 20 countries and territories, from 1874 to 2026. Most records come from Japan.
- 38,218 records
- 20 places
- 35 years recorded
- Holothuroidea class
AnimaliaEchinodermataHolothuroideaElasipodidaPelagothuriidaeEnypniastes
When it is recorded
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Peak month: March. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 37,851 | |
| New Zealand | 205 | |
| Australia | 98 | |
| Colombia | 25 | |
| Cocos Islands | 4 | |
| United States | 4 | |
| Antarctica | 2 | |
| Christmas Island | 2 | |
| Portugal | 2 | |
| Bahamas | 1 | |
| Cabo Verde | 1 | |
| Czechia | 1 | |
| Ecuador | 1 | |
| Hungary | 1 | |
| Ireland | 1 | |
| India | 1 | |
| Mauritania | 1 | |
| Mexico | 1 | |
| South Africa | 1 | |
| ZZ | 1 |
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.