Where does the Boulder star coral live?
Orbicella faveolata has 38,508 records in 38 countries and territories, from 1970 to 2026. Most records come from Colombia.
- 38,508 records
- 38 places
- 36 years recorded
- Anthozoa class
AnimaliaCnidariaAnthozoaScleractiniaMerulinidaeOrbicella
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 18,934 | |
| US Virgin Islands | 7,255 | |
| United States | 2,866 | |
| Puerto Rico | 1,722 | |
| Mexico | 1,148 | |
| Cuba | 919 | |
| Bonaire | 836 | |
| Panama | 807 | |
| Cayman Islands | 637 | |
| Bahamas | 573 | |
| Curaçao | 570 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 433 | |
| Jamaica | 313 | |
| Belize | 304 | |
| Venezuela | 183 | |
| Guadeloupe | 174 | |
| Dominican Republic | 134 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 125 | |
| Honduras | 90 | |
| Martinique | 86 | |
| Nicaragua | 86 | |
| British Virgin Islands | 80 | |
| Costa Rica | 58 | |
| Sint Maarten | 40 | |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | 32 | |
| Barbados | 30 | |
| Saint Martin | 17 | |
| Saint Lucia | 14 | |
| Dominica | 11 | |
| Saint Barthélemy | 9 | |
| Grenada | 9 | |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 3 | |
| Aruba | 3 | |
| St Kitts & Nevis | 3 | |
| Guatemala | 1 | |
| Haiti | 1 | |
| Montserrat | 1 | |
| Sudan | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Merulinidae.
Caribbean star coral
36,561 records
Bumpy star coral
22,175 records
knob coral
2,738 records
false knob coral
2,399 records
knob coral
1,982 records
larger star coral
1,027 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.