When it is recorded
Jan4
Feb1
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun2
Jul12
Aug20
Sep35
Oct20
Nov15
Dec9
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland | Scotland | 6 | |
| 2 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 6 | |
| 3 | Na h-Eileanan Siar | Scotland | 4 | |
| 4 | Plymouth | England | 3 | |
| 5 | Devon | England | 2 | |
| 6 | Ceredigion | Wales | 2 | |
| 7 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 2 | |
| 8 | Gwynedd | Wales | 1 | |
| 9 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 1 | |
| 10 | Isle of Wight | England | 1 | |
| 11 | Swansea | Wales | 1 | |
| 12 | Torbay | England | 1 |
47 England30 Scotland30 Wales5 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 12 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 120
- Peak month
- September
- Counties with records
- 12
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- Scientific name
- Balistes capriscus
- Group
- Fish
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 122
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Balistidae
- Genus
- Balistes
- Name with authority
- Balistes capriscus Gmelin, 1789
- Described
- 1789
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1277472 · GBIF 2407107