Where Rusty jobfish has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Aphareus rutilans, 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
1,458 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Aphareus rutilans through GBIF, from 29 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
- 1,458
- Mapped locations
- 110
- Inland records omitted
- 17
- Gbif taxonkey
- 5209907
Facts from the source article.
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Mayotte — 1,116 records; Australia — 151 records; Solomon Islands — 35 records; Mozambique — 24 records; Indonesia — 23 records; Philippines — 22 records; Japan — 21 records; South Africa — 12 records; United States of America — 9 records; Chinese Taipei — 8 records; Kiribati — 6 records; Mauritius — 4 records; Réunion — 4 records; French Southern Territories — 4 records; Tanzania, United Republic of — 3 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 5209907) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=5209907&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-25.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone; Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone; Somali Exclusive Economic Zone; Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone; Madagascar; Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone; Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone; Réunion Exclusive Economic Zone; Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone; Red Sea; Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone; Chagos; Djiboutian Exclusive Economic Zone; South Africa (country).
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218468 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-25.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 1,458 of the 1,458 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 29 of the 29 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
17 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 5209907) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=5209907&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218468 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-25.
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