Where does the Bird wrasse live?
Gomphosus varius has 24,231 records in 49 countries and territories, from 1820 to 2026. Most records come from Australia.
- 24,231 records
- 49 places
- 99 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataPerciformesLabridaeGomphosus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: July. 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 | 5,752 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 5,246 | |
| United States | 4,849 | |
| American Samoa | 3,671 | |
| French Polynesia | 1,238 | |
| Tonga | 666 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 626 | |
| New Caledonia | 331 | |
| Fiji | 304 | |
| Indonesia | 209 | |
| Guam | 191 | |
| Taiwan | 131 | |
| Solomon Islands | 124 | |
| Marshall Islands | 110 | |
| Philippines | 96 | |
| Norfolk Island | 86 | |
| Japan | 75 | |
| Micronesia | 71 | |
| Cook Islands | 60 | |
| Vanuatu | 55 | |
| Malaysia | 53 | |
| Palau | 51 | |
| Christmas Island | 32 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 30 | |
| Vietnam | 29 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 22 | |
| Kiribati | 16 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 15 | |
| Seychelles | 13 | |
| Hong Kong | 11 | |
| Mauritius | 11 | |
| Tuvalu | 10 | |
| Timor-Leste | 9 | |
| Madagascar | 6 | |
| Cocos Islands | 5 | |
| Samoa | 5 | |
| Maldives | 4 | |
| Niue | 4 | |
| New Zealand | 3 | |
| South Africa | 2 |
Showing the top 40 of 49 places.
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Checkerboard wrasse
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Yellow Wrasse
16,229 records
Moon wrasse
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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.