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Where does the Rock hind live?

Epinephelus adscensionis has 27,162 records in 41 countries and territories, from 1829 to 2026. Most records come from United States.

AnimaliaChordataPerciformesSerranidaeEpinephelus

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

PlaceRecordsShare
United States 18,972
Puerto Rico 5,874
Brazil 1,221
Mexico 609
Saint Helena 164
ZZ 45
Bahamas 38
Guadeloupe 35
Martinique 34
Bonaire 18
Jamaica 17
US Virgin Islands 15
Barbados 12
Saint Lucia 10
Panama 10
Colombia 9
Cuba 8
Dominica 8
São Tomé & Príncipe 8
Sint Maarten 8
Saint Barthélemy 4
Trinidad & Tobago 4
Belize 3
Curaçao 3
Grenada 3
French Guiana 3
Saint Martin 3
St Vincent & the Grenadines 3
Venezuela 3
Anguilla 2
Dominican Republic 2
Ethiopia 2
Equatorial Guinea 2
Turks and Caicos Islands 2
British Virgin Islands 2
Bermuda 1
France 1
Honduras 1
Haiti 1
Cayman Islands 1

Showing the top 40 of 41 places.

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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.