Where does the Globehead parrotfish live?
Scarus globiceps has 4,779 records in 38 countries and territories, from 1822 to 2026. Most records come from Australia.
- 4,779 records
- 38 places
- 66 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataPerciformesScaridaeScarus
When it is recorded
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Peak month: November. 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 | 2,675 | |
| Tonga | 388 | |
| French Polynesia | 273 | |
| New Caledonia | 261 | |
| American Samoa | 209 | |
| Micronesia | 185 | |
| Fiji | 114 | |
| Guam | 101 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 73 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 62 | |
| Solomon Islands | 58 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 51 | |
| Vanuatu | 34 | |
| Cook Islands | 29 | |
| Kiribati | 27 | |
| Marshall Islands | 27 | |
| Tuvalu | 26 | |
| Palau | 23 | |
| Réunion | 23 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 22 | |
| Mozambique | 18 | |
| Samoa | 15 | |
| Mayotte | 13 | |
| Kenya | 10 | |
| Seychelles | 10 | |
| Philippines | 9 | |
| Taiwan | 8 | |
| India | 6 | |
| Mauritius | 6 | |
| Cocos Islands | 4 | |
| Niue | 4 | |
| French Southern Territories | 4 | |
| China | 3 | |
| Japan | 3 | |
| Indonesia | 2 | |
| Madagascar | 1 | |
| Vietnam | 1 | |
| South Africa | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Scaridae.
Stoplight parrotfish
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Queen parrotfish
32,943 records
Daisy parrotfish
24,367 records
Bullethead Parrotfish
20,169 records
Surf parrotfish
15,672 records
Ember parrotfish
14,016 records
Palenose Parrotfish, Common parrotfish
13,508 records
Steephead Parrotfish
10,199 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.