Where Favites pentagona has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Favites pentagona, 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
1,569 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Favites pentagona through GBIF, from 48 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
- 1,569
- Mapped locations
- 228
- Inland records omitted
- 41
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2260082
Facts from the source article.
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Australia — 711 records; Japan — 182 records; Indonesia — 80 records; Réunion — 78 records; India — 52 records; Seychelles — 51 records; Kenya — 39 records; Chinese Taipei — 37 records; Mayotte — 34 records; United States Minor Outlying Islands — 30 records; British Indian Ocean Territory — 23 records; Cocos (Keeling) Islands — 22 records; New Caledonia — 20 records; French Southern Territories — 20 records; Tanzania, United Republic of — 17 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2260082) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2260082&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-25.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Kenya; Mozambique; Madagascar; East Africa; Aldabra; Seychelles; Réunion; Mauritius; Rodrigues; Chagos; Red Sea; Somalia; Indo-West Pacific; East Indies; Indian Exclusive Economic Zone; Australian Exclusive Economic Zone; Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone; South African Exclusive Economic Zone; Papua New Guinean Exclusive Economic Zone; Maldives Exclusive Economic Zone; Kingman Reef; United States Exclusive Economic Zone; Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone; Baker Island; Fijian Exclusive Economic Zone; Jarvis Island Exclusive Economic Zone.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207446 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-25.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 1,569 of the 1,569 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 48 of the 48 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
41 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 2260082) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2260082&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207446 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-25.
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