What Animal Lives Where

Where has the smooth flower coral been recorded?

Eusmilia fastigiata occurrence evidence comes from 8,032 records in 23 countries and territories, from 1887 to 2025. Most records come from US Virgin Islands.

smooth flower coral
smooth flower coral — Photo (display-sized rendition): Photographer: Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Staff · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
AnthozoaScleractiniaMeandrinidaeEusmilia

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

8,032 records across 23 countries and territories, 1887–2025.

Eusmilia fastigiata · GBIF taxon key 2259738

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-21. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: October.

12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

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Peak month: October. 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

18872025

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where smooth flower coral has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for smooth flower coral. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
US Virgin Islands 3,621
United States 2,670
Puerto Rico 1,642
Panama 16
Bonaire 15
Jamaica 12
Costa Rica 11
Bahamas 10
Belize 6
Cuba 5
Mexico 5
Barbados 4
Colombia 4
Saint Lucia 2
Antigua & Barbuda 1
Anguilla 1
Aruba 1
Dominican Republic 1
Honduras 1
Cayman Islands 1
Nicaragua 1
Philippines 1
Trinidad & Tobago 1

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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. 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.