Where does the knob coral live?
Goniastrea stelligera has 2,738 records in 51 countries and territories, from 1855 to 2026. Most records come from United States Minor Outlying Islands.
- 2,738 records
- 51 places
- 61 years recorded
- Anthozoa class
AnimaliaCnidariaAnthozoaScleractiniaMerulinidaeGoniastrea
When it is recorded
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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
18552026
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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 1,070 | |
| American Samoa | 489 | |
| Australia | 355 | |
| Egypt | 108 | |
| Japan | 107 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 94 | |
| New Caledonia | 64 | |
| Réunion | 41 | |
| Indonesia | 38 | |
| Kiribati | 37 | |
| Mayotte | 37 | |
| Guam | 34 | |
| Marshall Islands | 30 | |
| Cocos Islands | 23 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 17 | |
| French Polynesia | 17 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | |
| Cook Islands | 15 | |
| India | 13 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 12 | |
| ZZ | 12 | |
| Fiji | 11 | |
| Palau | 10 | |
| Tanzania | 9 | |
| Micronesia | 8 | |
| Kenya | 8 | |
| Seychelles | 6 | |
| Vanuatu | 6 | |
| Taiwan | 5 | |
| Maldives | 4 | |
| Mozambique | 4 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | |
| Malaysia | 3 | |
| French Southern Territories | 3 | |
| Tuvalu | 3 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 3 | |
| South Africa | 3 | |
| Jordan | 2 | |
| Madagascar | 2 | |
| Mauritius | 2 |
Showing the top 40 of 51 places.
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
false knob coral
2,399 records
knob coral
1,982 records
larger star coral
1,027 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.