Where does the massive starlet coral live?
Siderastrea siderea has 37,509 records in 51 countries and territories, from 1884 to 2026. Most records come from Colombia.
- 37,509 records
- 51 places
- 71 years recorded
- Anthozoa class
AnimaliaCnidariaAnthozoaScleractiniaRhizangiidaeSiderastrea
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 11,824 | |
| US Virgin Islands | 8,728 | |
| United States | 6,298 | |
| Puerto Rico | 3,034 | |
| Mexico | 1,927 | |
| Cuba | 1,450 | |
| Panama | 688 | |
| Cayman Islands | 525 | |
| Belize | 507 | |
| Bahamas | 379 | |
| Bonaire | 292 | |
| Jamaica | 287 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 275 | |
| Curaçao | 200 | |
| Martinique | 141 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 140 | |
| Dominican Republic | 139 | |
| Guadeloupe | 103 | |
| Costa Rica | 87 | |
| Venezuela | 81 | |
| Honduras | 69 | |
| Nicaragua | 41 | |
| British Virgin Islands | 38 | |
| Brazil | 37 | |
| Dominica | 36 | |
| Sint Maarten | 20 | |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | 20 | |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 18 | |
| Barbados | 18 | |
| ZZ | 17 | |
| Haiti | 14 | |
| Grenada | 12 | |
| Saint Lucia | 12 | |
| St Kitts & Nevis | 9 | |
| Saint Martin | 8 | |
| Saint Barthélemy | 7 | |
| Bermuda | 6 | |
| Aruba | 4 | |
| Guatemala | 3 | |
| Indonesia | 3 |
Showing the top 40 of 51 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.