Where does the larger star coral live?
Favites flexuosa has 1,027 records in 34 countries and territories, from 1875 to 2026. Most records come from Australia.
- 1,027 records
- 34 places
- 55 years recorded
- Anthozoa class
AnimaliaCnidariaAnthozoaScleractiniaMerulinidaeFavites
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak month: May. 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
18752026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 606 | |
| Japan | 104 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 74 | |
| Mayotte | 53 | |
| Indonesia | 35 | |
| Marshall Islands | 17 | |
| Réunion | 15 | |
| French Southern Territories | 15 | |
| Fiji | 14 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 10 | |
| Egypt | 9 | |
| Cook Islands | 7 | |
| Seychelles | 7 | |
| Taiwan | 7 | |
| New Zealand | 6 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 6 | |
| South Africa | 5 | |
| ZZ | 5 | |
| New Caledonia | 4 | |
| Palau | 4 | |
| Philippines | 3 | |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 3 | |
| American Samoa | 2 | |
| India | 2 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | |
| Vietnam | 2 | |
| Israel | 1 | |
| Kenya | 1 | |
| Madagascar | 1 | |
| Maldives | 1 | |
| Norfolk Island | 1 | |
| French Polynesia | 1 | |
| Yemen | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Merulinidae.
Boulder star coral
38,508 records
Caribbean star coral
36,561 records
Bumpy star coral
22,175 records
knob coral
2,738 records
false knob coral
2,399 records
knob coral
1,982 records
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.