Where does the Bigeye Emperor live?
Monotaxis grandoculis has 15,935 records in 59 countries and territories, from 1869 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 15,935 records
- 59 places
- 89 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataPerciformesLethrinidaeMonotaxis
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak month: February. 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
18692026
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 | 2,668 | |
| Australia | 2,416 | |
| American Samoa | 1,339 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1,128 | |
| Micronesia | 1,025 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 971 | |
| French Polynesia | 805 | |
| Mayotte | 778 | |
| Egypt | 626 | |
| Marshall Islands | 517 | |
| New Caledonia | 340 | |
| Indonesia | 286 | |
| Solomon Islands | 283 | |
| Tonga | 273 | |
| Fiji | 239 | |
| Guam | 201 | |
| Seychelles | 201 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 193 | |
| Maldives | 168 | |
| Palau | 144 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 114 | |
| Kiribati | 110 | |
| Vanuatu | 103 | |
| Réunion | 93 | |
| Cook Islands | 92 | |
| Philippines | 84 | |
| Tuvalu | 66 | |
| Samoa | 66 | |
| India | 64 | |
| Niue | 63 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 61 | |
| Japan | 53 | |
| Taiwan | 46 | |
| South Africa | 30 | |
| Christmas Island | 28 | |
| Israel | 25 | |
| Kenya | 22 | |
| French Southern Territories | 21 | |
| Malaysia | 20 | |
| Mozambique | 20 |
Showing the top 40 of 59 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Lethrinidae.
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.