Where Gray angelfish has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Pomacanthus arcuatus, 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
38,870 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Pomacanthus arcuatus through GBIF, from 39 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
- 38,870
- Mapped locations
- 120
- Inland records omitted
- 34
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2396435
Facts from the source article.
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
United States of America — 32,988 records; Puerto Rico — 2,669 records; Brazil — 1,259 records; Mexico — 393 records; Belize — 284 records; Virgin Islands (U.S.) — 267 records; Colombia — 248 records; Bahamas — 155 records; Honduras — 110 records; Panama — 78 records; Cuba — 73 records; Cayman Islands — 68 records; Anguilla — 57 records; Guadeloupe — 50 records; Jamaica — 22 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2396435) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2396435&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-25.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
North West Atlantic; Gulf of Mexico.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159287 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-25.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 38,870 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 29 of the 39 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 86 records in total (Anguilla, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), French Guiana, Haiti, Guyana, Bermuda, Dominica, Ecuador).
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 2396435) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2396435&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159287 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-25.
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