Evidence found
1,774 records across 18 countries and territories, 1899–2024.
Goniastrea stelligera · GBIF taxon key 7506879
Where has the knob coral been recorded?
Goniastrea stelligera occurrence evidence comes from 1,774 records in 18 countries and territories, from 1899 to 2024. Most records come from United States Minor Outlying Islands.
- 1,774 records
- 18 places
- 20 years recorded
- Anthozoa class
Observation evidence passport
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: April.
3 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
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak month: April. 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
18992024
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where knob coral has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for knob 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.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 1,054 | |
| American Samoa | 486 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 91 | |
| Australia | 69 | |
| Kiribati | 24 | |
| New Caledonia | 13 | |
| Egypt | 12 | |
| Fiji | 5 | |
| Micronesia | 5 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | |
| Palau | 3 | |
| French Polynesia | 2 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | |
| Cook Islands | 1 | |
| Indonesia | 1 | |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | |
| Malaysia | 1 | |
| Taiwan | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Merulinidae.
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Bumpy star coral
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Boulder star coral
5,211 records
false knob coral
1,201 records
knob coral
470 records
larger star coral
281 records
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.
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.