Where Eastern triangle butterflyfish has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Chaetodon baronessa, 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
5,003 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Chaetodon baronessa through GBIF, from 27 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
- 5,003
- Mapped locations
- 242
- Inland records omitted
- 37
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2385322
Facts from the source article.
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Australia — 2,929 records; Indonesia — 435 records; Philippines — 390 records; Fiji — 349 records; Solomon Islands — 240 records; New Caledonia — 209 records; Papua New Guinea — 147 records; Vanuatu — 96 records; Palau — 64 records; Tonga — 41 records; Malaysia — 40 records; Timor-Leste — 17 records; Japan — 12 records; Chinese Taipei — 8 records; Wallis and Futuna — 5 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2385322) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2385322&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-25.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 5,003 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 19 of the 27 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 16 records in total (Wallis and Futuna, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Thailand, Cayman Islands, Maldives, Seychelles, Samoa).
37 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 2385322) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2385322&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=273328 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-25.
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