Where Black-striped pipefish has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Syngnathus abaster, 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
2,418 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Syngnathus abaster through GBIF, from 22 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
- 2,418
- Mapped locations
- 47
- Inland records omitted
- 205
- Gbif taxonkey
- 8056718
Facts from the source article.
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Ukraine — 801 records; Spain — 692 records; France — 535 records; Russian Federation — 161 records; Italy — 57 records; Romania — 35 records; Türkiye — 34 records; Greece — 22 records; Iran (Islamic Republic of) — 22 records; Bulgaria — 21 records; Croatia — 10 records; Serbia — 6 records; Portugal — 5 records; Egypt — 3 records; Israel — 3 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 8056718) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=8056718&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-25.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
European waters (ERMS scope); Greek Exclusive Economic Zone; Black Sea; Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127386 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-25.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 2,418 of the 2,418 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 22 of the 22 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
205 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 8056718) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=8056718&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127386 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-25.
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