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Where does the Claudia's Wrasse live?

Halichoeres claudia has 991 records in 20 countries and territories, from 1952 to 2026. Most records come from French Polynesia.

AnimaliaChordataPerciformesLabridaeHalichoeres

When it is recorded

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Peak month: February. 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

PlaceRecordsShare
French Polynesia 625
Christmas Island 75
Cocos Islands 67
Kiribati 67
Fiji 46
New Caledonia 30
Australia 20
American Samoa 12
Indonesia 12
Cook Islands 10
Northern Mariana Islands 7
Tonga 5
Niue 3
United States Minor Outlying Islands 3
United States 3
Palau 2
Guam 1
Timor-Leste 1
Vanuatu 1
Wallis & Futuna 1

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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.