Where does the Honeycomb Grouper live?
Epinephelus merra has 6,703 records in 59 countries and territories, from 1820 to 2026. Most records come from Australia.
- 6,703 records
- 59 places
- 135 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataPerciformesSerranidaeEpinephelus
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1,260 | |
| New Caledonia | 938 | |
| French Polynesia | 707 | |
| Fiji | 378 | |
| Indonesia | 362 | |
| Japan | 292 | |
| Philippines | 283 | |
| Marshall Islands | 210 | |
| Maldives | 175 | |
| Réunion | 157 | |
| Palau | 140 | |
| Tonga | 138 | |
| American Samoa | 130 | |
| Mauritius | 126 | |
| Micronesia | 122 | |
| Vanuatu | 85 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 84 | |
| Seychelles | 80 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 79 | |
| Kiribati | 77 | |
| Solomon Islands | 76 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 74 | |
| Guam | 73 | |
| Samoa | 72 | |
| Cook Islands | 56 | |
| United States | 48 | |
| India | 43 | |
| Tuvalu | 39 | |
| Taiwan | 39 | |
| Cocos Islands | 28 | |
| Kenya | 27 | |
| China | 25 | |
| Thailand | 25 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 24 | |
| Vietnam | 19 | |
| Madagascar | 18 | |
| Timor-Leste | 18 | |
| Mozambique | 17 | |
| Norfolk Island | 17 | |
| Malaysia | 16 |
Showing the top 40 of 59 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.
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.