Where does the smooth star coral live?
Solenastrea bournoni has 13,107 records in 30 countries and territories, from 1939 to 2026. Most records come from US Virgin Islands.
- 13,107 records
- 30 places
- 46 years recorded
- Anthozoa class
AnimaliaCnidariaAnthozoaScleractiniaFaviidaeSolenastrea
When it is recorded
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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
19392026
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 | 5,712 | |
| United States | 4,544 | |
| Puerto Rico | 2,471 | |
| Dominican Republic | 109 | |
| Colombia | 59 | |
| Costa Rica | 37 | |
| ZZ | 27 | |
| Bonaire | 25 | |
| Mexico | 24 | |
| Martinique | 18 | |
| Curaçao | 13 | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 9 | |
| Belize | 8 | |
| Guadeloupe | 7 | |
| Panama | 7 | |
| Jamaica | 6 | |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 4 | |
| Cayman Islands | 4 | |
| Saint Barthélemy | 3 | |
| Haiti | 3 | |
| Saint Martin | 3 | |
| Sint Maarten | 3 | |
| Venezuela | 3 | |
| Cuba | 2 | |
| Bermuda | 1 | |
| Dominica | 1 | |
| St Kitts & Nevis | 1 | |
| Montserrat | 1 | |
| Nicaragua | 1 | |
| St Vincent & the Grenadines | 1 |
Related animals
Others in the family Faviidae.
brain coral
30,591 records
boulder brain coral
25,228 records
grooved brain coral
20,468 records
knobbed brain coral
16,576 records
rose coral
13,424 records
golfball coral
12,424 records
knobby cactus coral
12,351 records
large flower coral
11,873 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.