Where does the maze coral live?
Meandrina meandrites has 16,653 records in 43 countries and territories, from 1871 to 2026. Most records come from US Virgin Islands.
- 16,653 records
- 43 places
- 59 years recorded
- Anthozoa class
AnimaliaCnidariaAnthozoaScleractiniaMeandrinidaeMeandrina
When it is recorded
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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
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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 | 6,340 | |
| United States | 4,622 | |
| Puerto Rico | 2,532 | |
| Colombia | 1,560 | |
| Mexico | 246 | |
| Guadeloupe | 205 | |
| Bonaire | 198 | |
| Martinique | 147 | |
| Curaçao | 129 | |
| Cuba | 102 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 88 | |
| Panama | 60 | |
| Cayman Islands | 55 | |
| Bahamas | 53 | |
| Belize | 45 | |
| Dominica | 41 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 41 | |
| Jamaica | 28 | |
| Dominican Republic | 20 | |
| Bermuda | 16 | |
| Costa Rica | 16 | |
| Honduras | 15 | |
| Venezuela | 13 | |
| Saint Lucia | 10 | |
| Montserrat | 9 | |
| British Virgin Islands | 9 | |
| Grenada | 8 | |
| Barbados | 7 | |
| ZZ | 7 | |
| Sint Maarten | 6 | |
| Haiti | 5 | |
| Saint Barthélemy | 3 | |
| Saint Martin | 3 | |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | 3 | |
| Guatemala | 2 | |
| St Kitts & Nevis | 2 | |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 1 | |
| Anguilla | 1 | |
| Australia | 1 | |
| Aruba | 1 |
Showing the top 40 of 43 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Meandrinidae.
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.