Where does the Forster's Hawkfish live?
Paracirrhites forsteri has 13,028 records in 56 countries and territories, from 1829 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 13,028 records
- 56 places
- 93 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataPerciformesCirrhitidaeParacirrhites
When it is recorded
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Peak month: November. 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 | 2,296 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 2,088 | |
| Australia | 1,300 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1,242 | |
| Egypt | 1,196 | |
| American Samoa | 1,124 | |
| Indonesia | 521 | |
| French Polynesia | 476 | |
| Fiji | 285 | |
| New Caledonia | 247 | |
| Guam | 239 | |
| Maldives | 233 | |
| Seychelles | 130 | |
| Palau | 103 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 102 | |
| Philippines | 98 | |
| Vanuatu | 98 | |
| Taiwan | 80 | |
| India | 77 | |
| Tonga | 76 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 75 | |
| Solomon Islands | 69 | |
| Japan | 68 | |
| Réunion | 66 | |
| Christmas Island | 58 | |
| Kenya | 52 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 51 | |
| Tanzania | 50 | |
| Marshall Islands | 48 | |
| South Africa | 46 | |
| Micronesia | 42 | |
| Mayotte | 42 | |
| Comoros | 34 | |
| Mozambique | 33 | |
| Timor-Leste | 30 | |
| Kiribati | 28 | |
| French Southern Territories | 27 | |
| Cook Islands | 24 | |
| Malaysia | 22 | |
| Cocos Islands | 21 |
Showing the top 40 of 56 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Cirrhitidae.
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.