Where Flamefish has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Apogon maculatus, mapped and tabulated by country.
22,019 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Apogon maculatus through GBIF, from 40 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
- 22,019
- Countries / areas
- 40
- Mapped locations
- 66
- Records sampled for the map
- 3,000
- Inland records omitted
- 8
- Gbif taxonkey
- 5211761
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
United States of America — 18,495 records; Puerto Rico — 2,410 records; Bahamas — 116 records; Belize — 115 records; Virgin Islands (U.S.) — 111 records; Mexico — 110 records; Panama — 89 records; Colombia — 55 records; Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba — 52 records; Jamaica — 48 records; Curaçao — 46 records; Martinique — 45 records; Honduras — 40 records; Barbados — 37 records; Trinidad and Tobago — 36 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 5211761) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=5211761&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
North West Atlantic; Gulf of Maine; Gulf of Mexico.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159589 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 22,019 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 29 of the 40 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 86 records in total (Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Haiti, Brazil, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Canada, Saint Barthélemy, Turks and Caicos Islands).
8 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 5211761) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=5211761&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159589 (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 have Flamefish occurrence records been reported from?
GBIF currently holds georeferenced records for Apogon maculatus spanning 40 distinct countries or marine areas. The distribution page visualizes 66 mapped locations drawn from a sample of 3,000 of those records.
How many total Flamefish occurrence records are available with coordinates?
There are 22,019 georeferenced occurrence records published through GBIF for this species. A small number of inland records (8) are excluded from the map because they are almost certainly misidentified or misplaced entries.
Why do some coastlines appear to have far more Flamefish sightings than others?
Occurrence data reflects not only where the fish actually lives but also where researchers and citizen scientists have conducted surveys. Well-funded, heavily studied coastlines naturally accumulate more records, so the map can over-represent those areas relative to truly under-surveyed regions.
What is the GBIF taxon key for Flamefish (Apogon maculatus)?
The GBIF taxonKey assigned to Apogon maculatus is 5211761. You can use that identifier to pull the full set of occurrence records directly from the GBIF API or data portal.
How many locations are actually plotted on the Flamefish distribution map?
The map displays 66 distinct mapped locations, which were selected from a 3,000-record sample of the full 22,019-record dataset. This sampling keeps the visualization readable while still representing the geographic spread across all 40 reporting regions.
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