Where Belted cardinalfish has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Apogon townsendi, mapped and tabulated by country.
20,563 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Apogon townsendi through GBIF, from 30 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
- 20,563
- Countries / areas
- 30
- Mapped locations
- 49
- Records sampled for the map
- 3,000
- Inland records omitted
- 2
- Gbif taxonkey
- 5211780
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
United States of America — 17,669 records; Puerto Rico — 2,351 records; Belize — 114 records; Virgin Islands (U.S.) — 96 records; Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba — 63 records; Bahamas — 54 records; Curaçao — 38 records; Honduras — 29 records; Colombia — 27 records; Mexico — 26 records; Cayman Islands — 21 records; Guadeloupe — 15 records; Martinique — 11 records; Cuba — 8 records; Jamaica — 8 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 5211780) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=5211780&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Gulf of Mexico.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=273108 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 20,563 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 20 of the 30 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 26 records in total (Jamaica, Barbados, Saint Barthélemy, Bermuda, Panama, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Haiti).
2 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 5211780) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=5211780&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=273108 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many countries has the Belted cardinalfish been recorded in?
Georeferenced occurrence records for Apogon townsendi span 30 countries or marine areas. These entries are all published through the GBIF database.
How many total georeferenced records exist for Apogon townsendi?
GBIF currently holds 20,563 coordinate-tagged occurrence records for this species. The distribution map visualizes a 3,000-record sample drawn from that full set.
Why do some coastlines show way more Belted cardinalfish records than others?
Occurrence data mirrors where people have actually looked, not just where the fish truly lives. Well-surveyed coastlines naturally accumulate more entries, making them appear over-represented on the map.
How many mapped locations does the distribution page display?
The page plots 49 distinct mapped locations. Two inland records were excluded from the mapping because they fall outside the species' expected marine range.
Where can I pull the raw coordinate data behind the Belted cardinalfish distribution map?
All records are hosted under GBIF taxonKey 5211780. You can download the full georeferenced dataset directly from the GBIF portal using that identifier.
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