Where Damselfish has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Chromis chromis, mapped and tabulated by country.
19,288 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Chromis chromis through GBIF, from 41 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
- 19,288
- Countries / areas
- 41
- Mapped locations
- 131
- Records sampled for the map
- 3,000
- Inland records omitted
- 113
- Gbif taxonkey
- 5212224
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
France — 9,624 records; Spain — 4,519 records; Greece — 2,061 records; Croatia — 875 records; Italy — 808 records; Türkiye — 174 records; Malta — 154 records; Nigeria — 118 records; Montenegro — 86 records; Ghana — 82 records; Gabon — 78 records; Portugal — 77 records; Cyprus — 72 records; Côte d’Ivoire — 71 records; Liberia — 63 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 5212224) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=5212224&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
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; Beninese Exclusive Economic Zone.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127000 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 19,288 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 20 of the 41 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 705 records in total (Nigeria, Ghana, Gabon, Portugal, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Cameroon, Sierra Leone).
113 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 5212224) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=5212224&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127000 (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 does Where Damselfish has been recorded include?
The page draws on 19,288 coordinate-tagged occurrence records for Chromis chromis that are published through GBIF. These records span 41 different countries or marine areas.
What does the map in Where Damselfish has been recorded actually show?
It plots 131 mapped locations using a sample of 3,000 records pulled from the full dataset. The visualization is a subset designed to keep the map readable rather than a one-to-one rendering of every single record.
Why do some coastlines appear so much more heavily in Where Damselfish has been recorded?
Occurrence records track where people have actually looked, not just where the fish lives. As a result, well-surveyed coastlines naturally show up more often than less-studied regions.
Were any inland records kept in Where Damselfish has been recorded?
No. A total of 113 inland records were deliberately omitted because Chromis chromis is a strictly marine damselfish and those points almost certainly represent data-entry errors.
What is the GBIF taxonKey for the species covered in Where Damselfish has been recorded?
The taxonKey is 5212224, which is the unique identifier GBIF assigns to Chromis chromis. You can use that key to pull the same underlying occurrence dataset directly from the GBIF portal.
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