Where does the ocular coral live?
Madrepora oculata has 2,366,288 records in 85 countries and territories, from 1869 to 2026. Most records come from Norway.
- 2,366,288 records
- 85 places
- 122 years recorded
- Anthozoa class
AnimaliaCnidariaAnthozoaScleractiniaOculinidaeMadrepora
When it is recorded
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Peak month: June. 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
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2,271,544 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 1,008 | |
| New Zealand | 635 | |
| United States | 586 | |
| France | 384 | |
| Philippines | 237 | |
| Australia | 229 | |
| Palau | 220 | |
| Indonesia | 176 | |
| Ireland | 137 | |
| Ecuador | 132 | |
| Portugal | 119 | |
| United Kingdom | 99 | |
| New Caledonia | 94 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 92 | |
| Spain | 59 | |
| Bahamas | 55 | |
| Italy | 46 | |
| Mexico | 39 | |
| French Southern Territories | 37 | |
| Chile | 34 | |
| Morocco | 25 | |
| ZZ | 24 | |
| Puerto Rico | 22 | |
| Faroe Islands | 20 | |
| British Virgin Islands | 20 | |
| Vanuatu | 20 | |
| Colombia | 17 | |
| Venezuela | 17 | |
| Cuba | 15 | |
| Taiwan | 13 | |
| Western Sahara | 12 | |
| Grenada | 9 | |
| Iceland | 9 | |
| Greece | 8 | |
| Madagascar | 8 | |
| Mauritania | 8 | |
| Suriname | 8 | |
| South Africa | 8 | |
| Kiribati | 7 |
Showing the top 40 of 85 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Oculinidae.
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.