Where does the jewel damsel live?
Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus has 13,785 records in 59 countries and territories, from 1820 to 2026. Most records come from Australia.
- 13,785 records
- 59 places
- 89 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataPerciformesPomacentridaePlectroglyphidodon
When it is recorded
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Peak month: July. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 4,850 | |
| American Samoa | 2,012 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1,662 | |
| Tonga | 1,198 | |
| Guam | 898 | |
| New Caledonia | 541 | |
| French Polynesia | 477 | |
| Philippines | 262 | |
| Fiji | 201 | |
| Indonesia | 188 | |
| United States | 157 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 127 | |
| Egypt | 114 | |
| Marshall Islands | 93 | |
| Seychelles | 84 | |
| Japan | 76 | |
| Kenya | 70 | |
| Taiwan | 66 | |
| Réunion | 61 | |
| Palau | 55 | |
| Maldives | 52 | |
| Christmas Island | 51 | |
| Solomon Islands | 51 | |
| Thailand | 41 | |
| Madagascar | 36 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 34 | |
| Vanuatu | 31 | |
| Micronesia | 23 | |
| Tanzania | 23 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 19 | |
| ZZ | 18 | |
| Malaysia | 16 | |
| Timor-Leste | 16 | |
| Vietnam | 16 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 14 | |
| Mayotte | 13 | |
| Cocos Islands | 12 | |
| Comoros | 12 | |
| India | 11 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 11 |
Showing the top 40 of 59 places.
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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.