Where does the ten-ray star coral live?
Madracis decactis has 13,968 records in 44 countries and territories, from 1840 to 2026. Most records come from US Virgin Islands.
- 13,968 records
- 44 places
- 71 years recorded
- Anthozoa class
AnimaliaCnidariaAnthozoaScleractiniaPocilloporidaeMadracis
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak month: August. 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
18402026
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 |
|---|---|---|
| US Virgin Islands | 6,219 | |
| Puerto Rico | 2,509 | |
| United States | 2,121 | |
| Colombia | 1,172 | |
| Brazil | 729 | |
| Mexico | 266 | |
| Bonaire | 126 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 83 | |
| Costa Rica | 81 | |
| Martinique | 70 | |
| Curaçao | 68 | |
| Jamaica | 66 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 56 | |
| Cuba | 53 | |
| Belize | 37 | |
| Cayman Islands | 36 | |
| Panama | 34 | |
| ZZ | 30 | |
| Bermuda | 28 | |
| Bahamas | 28 | |
| Venezuela | 27 | |
| Guadeloupe | 24 | |
| Honduras | 20 | |
| Dominica | 15 | |
| Dominican Republic | 14 | |
| Grenada | 7 | |
| Saint Barthélemy | 6 | |
| Barbados | 5 | |
| Saint Martin | 5 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | 4 | |
| Nicaragua | 3 | |
| France | 2 | |
| Haiti | 2 | |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 1 | |
| DR Congo | 1 | |
| United Kingdom | 1 | |
| Greece | 1 | |
| Guatemala | 1 |
Showing the top 40 of 44 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Pocilloporidae.
eight-ray finger coral
8,014 records
cauliflower coral
4,644 records
cauliflower coral
3,304 records
Smooth cauliflower coral
2,627 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.