Where Channeled rockfish has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Setarches guentheri, mapped and tabulated by country.
2,194 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Setarches guentheri through GBIF, from 63 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
- 2,194
- Countries / areas
- 63
- Mapped locations
- 380
- Records sampled for the map
- 2,194
- Inland records omitted
- 47
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2336894
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Equatorial Guinea — 775 records; United States of America — 425 records; Australia — 103 records; Nigeria — 80 records; Gabon — 64 records; Ghana — 60 records; Liberia — 59 records; Chinese Taipei — 51 records; Côte d’Ivoire — 50 records; New Caledonia — 40 records; Brazil — 34 records; Cameroon — 27 records; Sierra Leone — 26 records; Guinea — 24 records; Mexico — 24 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2336894) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2336894&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
European waters (ERMS scope); North West Atlantic; Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone; Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone; Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone; South Africa (country); Gulf of Mexico; Azores Exclusive Economic Zone; Beninese Exclusive Economic Zone.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127258 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 2,194 of the 2,194 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 63 of the 63 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
47 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 2336894) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2336894&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127258 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many countries or marine areas have published Channeled rockfish occurrence records?
A total of 63 distinct countries or marine areas have at least one georeferenced record for Setarches guentheri in the GBIF database. These span a wide range of coastal and marine regions around the globe.
What is the total number of georeferenced Channeled rockfish records available?
There are 2,194 occurrence records with coordinates publicly available through GBIF under taxon key 2336894. All 2,194 were sampled when generating the distribution map.
Why do some coastlines show far more Channeled rockfish records than others?
The distribution of records reflects sampling effort as much as true species presence, so heavily surveyed and well-funded coastal regions tend to be over-represented. A sparse cluster of points does not necessarily mean the fish is absent from nearby waters.
How many individual mapped locations appear on the Channeled rockfish distribution page?
The page displays 380 distinct mapped locations drawn from the full set of 2,194 records. Multiple observations from the same general area are consolidated into a single point on the map.
Why are some Channeled rockfish records left off the distribution map?
47 records that plot as inland (i.e., not in a marine or coastal setting) were omitted because they are almost certainly mis-located entries. Excluding them keeps the map focused on plausible marine and nearshore occurrences.
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