Where does the Ocellate Damselfish live?
Pomacentrus vaiuli has 18,571 records in 30 countries and territories, from 1895 to 2026. Most records come from American Samoa.
- 18,571 records
- 30 places
- 78 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataPerciformesPomacentridaePomacentrus
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 |
|---|---|---|
| American Samoa | 5,076 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 3,728 | |
| Tonga | 3,615 | |
| Australia | 2,527 | |
| Guam | 2,260 | |
| New Caledonia | 313 | |
| Fiji | 289 | |
| Philippines | 139 | |
| Indonesia | 102 | |
| Marshall Islands | 79 | |
| Palau | 72 | |
| Micronesia | 58 | |
| United States | 43 | |
| Solomon Islands | 40 | |
| Vanuatu | 40 | |
| Japan | 35 | |
| Cook Islands | 30 | |
| Taiwan | 30 | |
| Kiribati | 19 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 19 | |
| Malaysia | 14 | |
| Tuvalu | 13 | |
| Timor-Leste | 7 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | |
| ZZ | 6 | |
| Samoa | 4 | |
| Niue | 2 | |
| Tokelau | 2 | |
| Vietnam | 2 | |
| French Polynesia | 1 |
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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.