Where does the cauliflower coral live?
Pocillopora meandrina has 3,304 records in 48 countries and territories, from 1852 to 2026. Most records come from American Samoa.
- 3,304 records
- 48 places
- 64 years recorded
- Anthozoa class
AnimaliaCnidariaAnthozoaScleractiniaPocilloporidaePocillopora
When it is recorded
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| American Samoa | 1,243 | |
| United States | 589 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 462 | |
| Mexico | 344 | |
| Australia | 116 | |
| Japan | 92 | |
| Réunion | 64 | |
| French Polynesia | 54 | |
| Marshall Islands | 49 | |
| Ecuador | 29 | |
| Mayotte | 27 | |
| New Caledonia | 26 | |
| Cook Islands | 24 | |
| French Southern Territories | 22 | |
| Maldives | 21 | |
| Fiji | 19 | |
| Colombia | 13 | |
| Indonesia | 11 | |
| Seychelles | 11 | |
| Cocos Islands | 7 | |
| Taiwan | 7 | |
| Chile | 6 | |
| Micronesia | 6 | |
| Kiribati | 6 | |
| Palau | 6 | |
| Tuvalu | 5 | |
| ZZ | 5 | |
| India | 4 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 4 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 4 | |
| Tonga | 3 | |
| France | 2 | |
| Malaysia | 2 | |
| Philippines | 2 | |
| Vietnam | 2 | |
| Yemen | 2 | |
| China | 1 | |
| Christmas Island | 1 | |
| Guam | 1 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 1 |
Showing the top 40 of 48 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Pocilloporidae.
ten-ray star coral
13,968 records
eight-ray finger coral
8,014 records
cauliflower coral
4,644 records
Smooth cauliflower coral
2,627 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.