Where does the false knob coral live?
Montastraea cavernosa has 34,338 records in 43 countries and territories, from 1868 to 2026. Most records come from Colombia.
- 34,338 records
- 43 places
- 74 years recorded
- Anthozoa class
AnimaliaCnidariaAnthozoaScleractiniaMontastraeidaeMontastraea
When it is recorded
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Peak month: October. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 8,586 | |
| US Virgin Islands | 7,896 | |
| United States | 6,017 | |
| Puerto Rico | 2,875 | |
| Mexico | 2,289 | |
| Brazil | 1,125 | |
| Cuba | 670 | |
| Bonaire | 639 | |
| Cayman Islands | 514 | |
| Panama | 418 | |
| Bahamas | 392 | |
| Curaçao | 365 | |
| Guadeloupe | 345 | |
| Jamaica | 342 | |
| Belize | 294 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 273 | |
| Dominican Republic | 210 | |
| Bermuda | 149 | |
| Martinique | 133 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 124 | |
| British Virgin Islands | 120 | |
| Honduras | 102 | |
| Venezuela | 100 | |
| Costa Rica | 86 | |
| Barbados | 61 | |
| Nicaragua | 51 | |
| Dominica | 35 | |
| Sint Maarten | 21 | |
| ZZ | 19 | |
| Grenada | 15 | |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | 13 | |
| Saint Lucia | 11 | |
| St Kitts & Nevis | 9 | |
| Saint Martin | 9 | |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 6 | |
| Saint Barthélemy | 4 | |
| Haiti | 3 | |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | 3 | |
| Montserrat | 2 | |
| Aruba | 1 |
Showing the top 40 of 43 places.
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.