Where Goniastrea retiformis has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Goniastrea retiformis, mapped and tabulated by country.
1,379 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Goniastrea retiformis through GBIF, from 46 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
- 1,379
- Countries / areas
- 46
- Mapped locations
- 198
- Records sampled for the map
- 1,379
- Inland records omitted
- 40
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2260149
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Australia — 741 records; Japan — 272 records; American Samoa — 44 records; Mayotte — 37 records; Indonesia — 33 records; French Southern Territories — 25 records; Papua New Guinea — 22 records; Micronesia (Federated States of) — 21 records; Réunion — 17 records; Marshall Islands — 13 records; Egypt — 12 records; Philippines — 12 records; Saudi Arabia — 12 records; Seychelles — 11 records; India — 10 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2260149) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2260149&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Kenya; Madagascar; East Africa; Aldabra; Seychelles; Réunion; Mauritius; Rodrigues; Chagos; Mozambique; Red Sea; Somalia; South Africa (country); Indo-West Pacific; Indian Exclusive Economic Zone; Maldives Exclusive Economic Zone; Saudi Arabian Exclusive Economic Zone; Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone; Fijian Exclusive Economic Zone; Sri Lankan Exclusive Economic Zone; Singaporean Exclusive Economic Zone; Australian Exclusive Economic Zone; Marshall Islands Exclusive Economic Zone; Indonesian Exclusive Economic Zone; Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone; American Samoa Exclusive Economic Zone; United States Exclusive Economic Zone; Jarvis Island Exclusive Economic Zone.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207461 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 1,379 of the 1,379 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 46 of the 46 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
40 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 2260149) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2260149&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207461 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
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