Where Masked bannerfish has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Heniochus monoceros, 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
2,080 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Heniochus monoceros through GBIF, from 50 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
- 2,080
- Mapped locations
- 311
- Inland records omitted
- 26
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2385719
Facts from the source article.
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
New Caledonia — 287 records; Australia — 204 records; Réunion — 198 records; American Samoa — 147 records; French Polynesia — 143 records; Fiji — 113 records; Tonga — 105 records; Guam — 95 records; Norfolk Island — 94 records; Maldives — 91 records; Seychelles — 63 records; Palau — 60 records; Wallis and Futuna — 51 records; Cook Islands — 42 records; Mauritius — 40 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2385719) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2385719&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-25.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone; Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone; Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone; Madagascar; Somali Exclusive Economic Zone; Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone; Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone; Réunion Exclusive Economic Zone; Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone; Djiboutian Exclusive Economic Zone; Chagos; South Africa (country); Rodrigues; Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218764 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-25.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 2,080 of the 2,080 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 50 of the 50 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
26 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 2385719) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2385719&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218764 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-25.
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