Where Panamic sergeant major has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Abudefduf troschelii, mapped and tabulated by country.
4,815 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Abudefduf troschelii through GBIF, from 18 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.
- Georeferenced records
- 4,815
- Countries / areas
- 18
- Mapped locations
- 95
- Records sampled for the map
- 3,000
- Inland records omitted
- 46
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2398672
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Mexico — 2,269 records; Ecuador — 1,435 records; Costa Rica — 596 records; Panama — 326 records; Colombia — 122 records; Peru — 24 records; Nicaragua — 14 records; El Salvador — 8 records; Japan — 5 records; United States of America — 4 records; France — 2 records; Honduras — 2 records; Virgin Islands (U.S.) — 2 records; United Arab Emirates — 1 records; Aruba — 1 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2398672) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2398672&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 4,815 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 12 of the 18 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 8 records in total (France, Virgin Islands (U.S.), Aruba, Barbados, Brazil, Guatemala).
46 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 2398672) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2398672&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=273702 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many countries or marine areas has the Panamic sergeant major been recorded in?
According to the GBIF-compiled occurrence data, Abudefduf troschelii has been documented in 18 countries or marine areas. The distribution page maps 95 distinct locations drawn from those records.
How many georeferenced occurrence records exist for the Panamic sergeant major?
A total of 4,815 georeferenced records with coordinates are currently published for this species through GBIF. For the visual map, 3,000 of those records were sampled to keep the display readable.
Why do some coastlines show way more Panamic sergeant major records than others?
Occurrence data captures not only where the fish actually lives but also where researchers and collectors have looked. Well-surveyed coastlines naturally accumulate more records, so they appear over-represented relative to their true abundance.
Were all 4,815 records included on the distribution map?
Not quite. Forty-six inland records were dropped from the mapping because they fall outside the species' expected marine habitat. The remaining records were then sampled down to 3,000 points for the visual display.
Where can I pull the raw coordinate data for Abudefduf troschelii?
The full georeferenced dataset is hosted on GBIF under taxon key 2398672, where you can download the individual occurrence records along with their source citations.
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