Where does the Oriental sweetlips live?
Plectorhinchus vittatus has 2,254 records in 42 countries and territories, from 1850 to 2026. Most records come from Maldives.
- 2,254 records
- 42 places
- 64 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataPerciformesHaemulidaePlectorhinchus
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak month: March. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Maldives | 483 | |
| Indonesia | 450 | |
| American Samoa | 154 | |
| Seychelles | 135 | |
| Fiji | 120 | |
| Mayotte | 93 | |
| New Caledonia | 83 | |
| Philippines | 74 | |
| India | 69 | |
| Mozambique | 68 | |
| Taiwan | 55 | |
| Japan | 43 | |
| Thailand | 43 | |
| Sri Lanka | 35 | |
| Solomon Islands | 34 | |
| Palau | 32 | |
| Vanuatu | 32 | |
| Australia | 26 | |
| Myanmar | 26 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 26 | |
| United States | 24 | |
| Micronesia | 17 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 15 | |
| Tanzania | 13 | |
| Samoa | 13 | |
| French Southern Territories | 10 | |
| Christmas Island | 9 | |
| Madagascar | 9 | |
| Kenya | 8 | |
| Timor-Leste | 8 | |
| Malaysia | 7 | |
| Vietnam | 7 | |
| Guam | 5 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 5 | |
| Comoros | 5 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 5 | |
| China | 4 | |
| Réunion | 3 | |
| Egypt | 1 | |
| South Korea | 1 |
Showing the top 40 of 42 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.