Where Bigeye snapper has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Lutjanus lutjanus, 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
43,758 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Lutjanus lutjanus through GBIF, from 45 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
- 43,758
- Mapped locations
- 132
- Inland records omitted
- 27
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2384741
Facts from the source article.
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Australia — 42,814 records; Indonesia — 151 records; Philippines — 116 records; Malaysia — 108 records; Thailand — 106 records; Mozambique — 97 records; Chinese Taipei — 55 records; China — 36 records; Singapore — 23 records; Japan — 21 records; India — 20 records; Viet Nam — 19 records; Tanzania, United Republic of — 17 records; South Africa — 17 records; Bangladesh — 15 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2384741) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2384741&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; Madagascar; Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone; Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone; Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone; Djiboutian Exclusive Economic Zone; Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone; South Africa (country); Red Sea.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218495 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-25.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 43,758 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 32 of the 45 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 45 records in total (Iran (Islamic Republic of), United Arab Emirates, Solomon Islands, Eritrea, Palau, Wallis and Futuna, French Southern Territories, Samoa).
27 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 2384741) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2384741&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218495 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-25.
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