Where does the Palenose Parrotfish live?
Scarus psittacus has 13,508 records in 68 countries and territories, from 1830 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 13,508 records
- 68 places
- 96 years recorded
- — class
AnimaliaChordataPerciformesScaridaeScarus
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.
Records over time
18302026
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 | 3,119 | |
| Australia | 3,068 | |
| French Polynesia | 1,495 | |
| New Caledonia | 669 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 606 | |
| Guam | 476 | |
| American Samoa | 426 | |
| Tonga | 420 | |
| Philippines | 286 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 275 | |
| Fiji | 238 | |
| Egypt | 234 | |
| Micronesia | 207 | |
| Seychelles | 183 | |
| Indonesia | 166 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 162 | |
| Samoa | 160 | |
| Solomon Islands | 135 | |
| Mayotte | 110 | |
| Vanuatu | 109 | |
| Maldives | 103 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 74 | |
| Cook Islands | 72 | |
| Marshall Islands | 66 | |
| Taiwan | 66 | |
| Cocos Islands | 60 | |
| Réunion | 59 | |
| Palau | 53 | |
| India | 52 | |
| Japan | 52 | |
| Tuvalu | 34 | |
| Mauritius | 31 | |
| Kiribati | 29 | |
| Norfolk Island | 25 | |
| Madagascar | 21 | |
| Tanzania | 20 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 17 | |
| Malaysia | 16 | |
| ZZ | 16 | |
| Kenya | 13 |
Showing the top 40 of 68 places.
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Surf parrotfish
15,672 records
Ember parrotfish
14,016 records
Steephead Parrotfish
10,199 records
Birdled parrotfish
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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.