Where does the Smooth cauliflower coral live?
Stylophora pistillata has 2,627 records in 56 countries and territories, from 1855 to 2026. Most records come from Australia.
- 2,627 records
- 56 places
- 88 years recorded
- Anthozoa class
AnimaliaCnidariaAnthozoaScleractiniaPocilloporidaeStylophora
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.
Where it is recorded
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1,279 | |
| Japan | 300 | |
| American Samoa | 145 | |
| Egypt | 96 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 85 | |
| New Caledonia | 69 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 62 | |
| Indonesia | 58 | |
| Marshall Islands | 53 | |
| Yemen | 46 | |
| Madagascar | 41 | |
| Seychelles | 35 | |
| Taiwan | 34 | |
| Mayotte | 31 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 30 | |
| Réunion | 26 | |
| Palau | 23 | |
| Philippines | 22 | |
| Mozambique | 15 | |
| French Southern Territories | 15 | |
| Fiji | 13 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 13 | |
| South Africa | 12 | |
| Micronesia | 10 | |
| Vanuatu | 10 | |
| Oman | 8 | |
| Singapore | 8 | |
| Tonga | 8 | |
| ZZ | 7 | |
| India | 6 | |
| Malaysia | 6 | |
| Sudan | 6 | |
| Iran | 5 | |
| Kenya | 4 | |
| Kiribati | 4 | |
| China | 3 | |
| Djibouti | 3 | |
| France | 3 | |
| Mauritius | 3 | |
| New Zealand | 3 |
Showing the top 40 of 56 places.
Related animals
Others in the family Pocilloporidae.
ten-ray star coral
13,968 records
eight-ray finger coral
8,014 records
cauliflower coral
4,644 records
cauliflower coral
3,304 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.