Where does the hump coral live?
Porites lobata has 5,933 records in 49 countries and territories, from 1902 to 2026. Most records come from United States Minor Outlying Islands.
- 5,933 records
- 49 places
- 67 years recorded
- Anthozoa class
AnimaliaCnidariaAnthozoaScleractiniaPoritidaePorites
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak month: April. 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.
Records over time
19022026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 1,802 | |
| Colombia | 1,775 | |
| Ecuador | 413 | |
| Australia | 400 | |
| United States | 298 | |
| Mexico | 292 | |
| American Samoa | 249 | |
| Japan | 134 | |
| Costa Rica | 77 | |
| Réunion | 59 | |
| Egypt | 54 | |
| Guam | 52 | |
| French Polynesia | 47 | |
| New Caledonia | 44 | |
| Mayotte | 41 | |
| Chile | 36 | |
| Panama | 35 | |
| Marshall Islands | 19 | |
| French Southern Territories | 16 | |
| France | 8 | |
| Kiribati | 8 | |
| India | 7 | |
| Yemen | 7 | |
| Cocos Islands | 6 | |
| Indonesia | 4 | |
| Taiwan | 4 | |
| ZZ | 4 | |
| Maldives | 3 | |
| Philippines | 3 | |
| Palau | 3 | |
| Seychelles | 3 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 3 | |
| Christmas Island | 2 | |
| Fiji | 2 | |
| Iran | 2 | |
| Kenya | 2 | |
| Mozambique | 2 | |
| Thailand | 2 | |
| Tuvalu | 2 | |
| Cook Islands | 1 |
Showing the top 40 of 49 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.