Where Bicolor angelfish has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Centropyge bicolor, 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
3,139 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Centropyge bicolor through GBIF, from 32 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
- 3,139
- Mapped locations
- 303
- Inland records omitted
- 37
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2396484
Facts from the source article.
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Australia — 1,083 records; Indonesia — 400 records; Fiji — 286 records; Tonga — 266 records; American Samoa — 230 records; New Caledonia — 208 records; Philippines — 175 records; Solomon Islands — 106 records; Papua New Guinea — 78 records; Vanuatu — 58 records; Palau — 49 records; Timor-Leste — 38 records; Malaysia — 31 records; Marshall Islands — 27 records; Chinese Taipei — 20 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2396484) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2396484&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-25.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone; Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone; Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone; Madagascar; Somali Exclusive Economic Zone; Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone; Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone; Réunion Exclusive Economic Zone; Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone; Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone; Chagos; South Africa (country); Djiboutian Exclusive Economic Zone; Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=211780 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-25.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 3,139 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 29 of the 32 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 6 records in total (Réunion, United States of America, Cuba).
37 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 2396484) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2396484&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=211780 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-25.
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