Where does the Paddletail Snapper live?
Lutjanus gibbus has 8,003 records in 56 countries and territories, from 1822 to 2026. Most records come from Australia.
- 8,003 records
- 56 places
- 108 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataPerciformesLutjanidaeLutjanus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: October. 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
18222026
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 | 1,279 | |
| Micronesia | 1,211 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 1,035 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 434 | |
| Seychelles | 367 | |
| French Polynesia | 309 | |
| Marshall Islands | 283 | |
| New Caledonia | 255 | |
| Indonesia | 235 | |
| American Samoa | 232 | |
| Solomon Islands | 216 | |
| Maldives | 212 | |
| Tonga | 191 | |
| Japan | 171 | |
| Fiji | 164 | |
| Palau | 150 | |
| Kiribati | 138 | |
| Philippines | 112 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 111 | |
| Mayotte | 91 | |
| Mozambique | 79 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 78 | |
| Vanuatu | 70 | |
| India | 59 | |
| South Africa | 50 | |
| Taiwan | 49 | |
| United States | 41 | |
| Samoa | 37 | |
| Madagascar | 34 | |
| Guam | 33 | |
| Tuvalu | 33 | |
| Kenya | 26 | |
| French Southern Territories | 25 | |
| Tanzania | 25 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 24 | |
| China | 18 | |
| ZZ | 18 | |
| Egypt | 16 | |
| Malaysia | 12 | |
| Timor-Leste | 10 |
Showing the top 40 of 56 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Lutjanidae.
yellowtail snapper
98,739 records
Mutton snapper
39,450 records
Red Snapper
19,682 records
Smalltooth Jobfish
9,350 records
Bluelined Snapper
8,566 records
Grey Jobfish
8,390 records
Yellow-margined Snapper
7,191 records
Black and white snapper
4,018 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.