Where does the hump coral live?
Porites furcata has 11,257 records in 35 countries and territories, from 1884 to 2026. Most records come from US Virgin Islands.
- 11,257 records
- 35 places
- 63 years recorded
- Anthozoa class
AnimaliaCnidariaAnthozoaScleractiniaPoritidaePorites
When it is recorded
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Peak month: June. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| US Virgin Islands | 5,751 | |
| Puerto Rico | 2,479 | |
| United States | 1,659 | |
| Panama | 666 | |
| Colombia | 154 | |
| Cuba | 113 | |
| Jamaica | 100 | |
| Mexico | 98 | |
| Costa Rica | 79 | |
| Belize | 27 | |
| ZZ | 21 | |
| Bahamas | 14 | |
| Martinique | 14 | |
| Curaçao | 13 | |
| Barbados | 9 | |
| Bermuda | 7 | |
| Guadeloupe | 6 | |
| Saint Barthélemy | 5 | |
| Bonaire | 5 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 5 | |
| Grenada | 4 | |
| Saint Martin | 4 | |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | |
| Saint Lucia | 3 | |
| Montserrat | 3 | |
| Venezuela | 3 | |
| Honduras | 2 | |
| Haiti | 2 | |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | 2 | |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 1 | |
| Dominica | 1 | |
| St Kitts & Nevis | 1 | |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | |
| Nicaragua | 1 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 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.