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Where does the Blackspot Snapper live?

Lutjanus monostigma has 3,516 records in 61 countries and territories, from 1827 to 2026. Most records come from United States Minor Outlying Islands.

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.

Where it is recorded

PlaceRecordsShare
United States Minor Outlying Islands 370
Micronesia 344
American Samoa 336
Australia 300
Indonesia 200
French Polynesia 176
Marshall Islands 152
Wallis & Futuna 115
Northern Mariana Islands 111
Egypt 110
Tonga 105
Seychelles 98
Maldives 96
Solomon Islands 84
Japan 68
Kiribati 68
Fiji 62
New Caledonia 54
Tuvalu 52
India 50
Vanuatu 49
Palau 48
Taiwan 46
Philippines 36
Guam 35
Papua New Guinea 33
Mayotte 30
Cook Islands 25
United States 21
Mozambique 20
Thailand 20
Nauru 17
Madagascar 16
Cocos Islands 15
British Indian Ocean Territory 14
French Southern Territories 14
Yemen 14
Myanmar 13
South Africa 13
Samoa 10

Showing the top 40 of 61 places.

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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.