Where Black sea bass has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Centropristis striata, mapped and tabulated by country.
9,080 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Centropristis striata through GBIF, from 9 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
- 9,080
- Countries / areas
- 9
- Mapped locations
- 95
- Records sampled for the map
- 3,000
- Inland records omitted
- 51
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2387483
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
United States of America — 8,608 records; Puerto Rico — 443 records; Canada — 19 records; Martinique — 5 records; Aruba — 1 records; Bahamas — 1 records; Switzerland — 1 records; China — 1 records; France — 1 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2387483) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2387483&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; Chinese part of the Yellow Sea.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159348 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 9,080 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 5 of the 9 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 8 records in total (Martinique, Bahamas, Switzerland, France).
51 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 2387483) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2387483&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159348 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many georeferenced records back up the Black sea bass distribution map?
The distribution page draws on 9,080 coordinate-tagged occurrence records that have been published through GBIF for Centropristis striata. Of those, 3,000 were sampled to generate the visual map, and 51 records that fell inland were left out of the display.
In how many countries or marine areas has Black sea bass been recorded?
The 9,080 records span nine distinct countries or marine areas, and those nine regions break down into 95 individual mapped locations on the fan-encyclopedia page.
Why do some coastlines show up with far more Black sea bass records than others?
Occurrence data reflects not only where the fish actually lives but also where researchers and anglers have bothered to look. Heavily surveyed or popular fishing coasts naturally accumulate more records, so their representation on the map is inflated relative to less-studied areas.
Where does the Black sea bass distribution data come from?
All the georeferenced points are sourced from GBIF, the global biodiversity information facility, under taxon key 2387483 for Centropristis striata. The fan encyclopedia simply re-maps and tabulates those publicly available records by country.
Are there any records on the map that don't make biological sense?
Yes—51 records were flagged as inland and deliberately omitted from the visual map, since Black sea bass is a marine species and those points likely represent data-entry errors or mislabeled coordinates.
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