Where has the Caribbean Giant Barrel Sponge been recorded?

Xestospongia muta occurrence evidence comes from 4,152 records in 19 countries and territories, from 1945 to 2026. Most records come from United States.

• 4,152 records
• 19 places
• 43 years recorded
• Demospongiae class

Observation evidence passport

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

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.

Records over time

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Caribbean Giant Barrel Sponge has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Caribbean Giant Barrel Sponge. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.