Where Abbott's moray eel has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Gymnothorax eurostus, mapped and tabulated by country.
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Distribution map plotted from GBIF.org occurrence records; basemap Natural Earth 110m · GBIF records CC0 / CC BY; Natural Earth public domain
1,927 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Gymnothorax eurostus through GBIF, from 31 countries or marine areas. This page maps those records and lists where they come from. Occurrence records reflect where people have looked as well as where the species lives, so well-surveyed coastlines are over-represented.
Quick Facts
- Georeferenced records
- 1,927
- Mapped locations
- 137
- Inland records omitted
- 29
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2404046
Facts from the source article.
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
United States of America — 780 records; Australia — 604 records; Chinese Taipei — 126 records; South Africa — 107 records; Norfolk Island — 91 records; French Polynesia — 78 records; Japan — 24 records; Chile — 23 records; Réunion — 15 records; New Caledonia — 13 records; Mauritius — 11 records; New Zealand — 10 records; Mozambique — 9 records; Cook Islands — 5 records; United States Minor Outlying Islands — 5 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2404046) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2404046&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-25.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Réunion Exclusive Economic Zone; Cargados Carajos; Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone; South Africa (country); Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone; Madagascar; New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217496 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-25.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 1,927 of the 1,927 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 31 of the 31 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
29 records plotting inland were omitted: for a marine species those are almost always the holding institution's coordinates rather than a collection site.
Records show where the species has been observed and reported, not a modelled range.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2404046) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2404046&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217496 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-25.
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