Where does the lesser starlet coral live?
Siderastrea radians has 16,887 records in 53 countries and territories, from 1884 to 2026. Most records come from US Virgin Islands.
- 16,887 records
- 53 places
- 75 years recorded
- Anthozoa class
AnimaliaCnidariaAnthozoaScleractiniaRhizangiidaeSiderastrea
When it is recorded
JFMAMJJASOND
Peak month: August. 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
18842026
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 |
|---|---|---|
| US Virgin Islands | 5,964 | |
| United States | 4,885 | |
| Puerto Rico | 2,544 | |
| Mexico | 1,671 | |
| Colombia | 886 | |
| Guadeloupe | 170 | |
| Jamaica | 117 | |
| Costa Rica | 95 | |
| Bermuda | 86 | |
| Venezuela | 56 | |
| Bahamas | 40 | |
| Cayman Islands | 40 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 39 | |
| Martinique | 33 | |
| Bonaire | 26 | |
| Dominican Republic | 20 | |
| Cabo Verde | 18 | |
| Nicaragua | 17 | |
| Belize | 15 | |
| Curaçao | 14 | |
| Cuba | 13 | |
| Panama | 13 | |
| Brazil | 12 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 10 | |
| Saint Barthélemy | 9 | |
| Sint Maarten | 9 | |
| Dominica | 7 | |
| Aruba | 6 | |
| Barbados | 6 | |
| Grenada | 6 | |
| Saint Martin | 6 | |
| St Kitts & Nevis | 5 | |
| Saint Helena | 5 | |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | 5 | |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 4 | |
| Honduras | 4 | |
| France | 3 | |
| Haiti | 3 | |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | 3 | |
| Angola | 2 |
Showing the top 40 of 53 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Rhizangiidae.
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.