Where does the Black durgon triggerfish live?
Melichthys niger has 42,022 records in 87 countries and territories, from 1829 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 42,022 records
- 87 places
- 95 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataTetraodontiformesBalistidaeMelichthys
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
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.
Records over time
18292026
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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 21,426 | |
| Brazil | 9,032 | |
| Puerto Rico | 2,786 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 1,921 | |
| American Samoa | 1,151 | |
| US Virgin Islands | 1,022 | |
| Costa Rica | 608 | |
| Mexico | 509 | |
| French Polynesia | 427 | |
| Ecuador | 378 | |
| Guadeloupe | 347 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 303 | |
| Bonaire | 192 | |
| Colombia | 153 | |
| Saint Helena | 149 | |
| Seychelles | 124 | |
| Cayman Islands | 122 | |
| Indonesia | 95 | |
| Philippines | 94 | |
| Christmas Island | 84 | |
| Kiribati | 67 | |
| Australia | 66 | |
| Honduras | 64 | |
| Belize | 63 | |
| Marshall Islands | 60 | |
| Guam | 48 | |
| Cuba | 42 | |
| Bahamas | 41 | |
| ZZ | 39 | |
| Nauru | 38 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 35 | |
| Martinique | 32 | |
| Réunion | 30 | |
| Cook Islands | 29 | |
| Micronesia | 29 | |
| Tuvalu | 26 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 25 | |
| India | 24 | |
| Jamaica | 23 | |
| Niue | 23 |
Showing the top 40 of 87 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Balistidae.
Striped Triggerfish
16,921 records
Pinktail triggerfish
16,268 records
Spotted Triggerfish
13,141 records
Scythe Triggerfish
11,838 records
Halfmoon triggerfish
6,968 records
White-banded triggerfish
5,675 records
Titan triggerfish
5,627 records
Wedge Triggerfish
5,453 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.