Where does the Yellowtail damselfish live?
Microspathodon chrysurus has 33,933 records in 44 countries and territories, from 1861 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 33,933 records
- 44 places
- 80 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataPerciformesPomacentridaeMicrospathodon
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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 24,067 | |
| Puerto Rico | 3,020 | |
| Brazil | 1,337 | |
| US Virgin Islands | 1,217 | |
| Colombia | 1,081 | |
| Mexico | 855 | |
| Bonaire | 349 | |
| Guadeloupe | 222 | |
| Belize | 213 | |
| Honduras | 176 | |
| Martinique | 168 | |
| Curaçao | 131 | |
| Panama | 116 | |
| Jamaica | 104 | |
| Cayman Islands | 102 | |
| Bahamas | 97 | |
| Cuba | 72 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 71 | |
| Barbados | 62 | |
| Saint Lucia | 57 | |
| Costa Rica | 39 | |
| Dominica | 36 | |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | 36 | |
| British Virgin Islands | 34 | |
| Venezuela | 30 | |
| ZZ | 28 | |
| Dominican Republic | 27 | |
| Saint Barthélemy | 24 | |
| Bermuda | 24 | |
| Aruba | 21 | |
| St Kitts & Nevis | 18 | |
| Grenada | 17 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 16 | |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 15 | |
| Sint Maarten | 14 | |
| Saint Martin | 12 | |
| Haiti | 9 | |
| Nicaragua | 4 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 4 | |
| Egypt | 3 |
Showing the top 40 of 44 places.
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18,571 records
Johnston Damselfish
17,632 records
Bicolor chromis
15,539 records
Vanderbilt's Chromis
14,877 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.