Where Copperband butterflyfish has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Chelmon rostratus, mapped and tabulated by country.
3,112 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Chelmon rostratus through GBIF, from 19 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
- 3,112
- Countries / areas
- 19
- Mapped locations
- 253
- Records sampled for the map
- 3,000
- Inland records omitted
- 34
- Gbif taxonkey
- 5209920
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Australia — 2,284 records; Thailand — 205 records; Malaysia — 151 records; Philippines — 147 records; Singapore — 130 records; Indonesia — 97 records; Viet Nam — 35 records; Papua New Guinea — 17 records; China — 15 records; Cambodia — 10 records; Chinese Taipei — 8 records; Solomon Islands — 5 records; Maldives — 2 records; Brunei Darussalam — 1 records; Christmas Island — 1 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 5209920) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=5209920&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone; Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218758 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 3,112 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 18 of the 19 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 1 records in total (India).
34 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 5209920) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=5209920&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218758 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
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