Where Horned bannerfish has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Heniochus varius, 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
2,714 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Heniochus varius through GBIF, from 31 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
- 2,714
- Mapped locations
- 338
- Inland records omitted
- 42
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2385713
Facts from the source article.
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Indonesia — 517 records; Australia — 486 records; Philippines — 272 records; Fiji — 271 records; American Samoa — 225 records; Solomon Islands — 201 records; Papua New Guinea — 103 records; Vanuatu — 102 records; Tonga — 93 records; New Caledonia — 89 records; Palau — 81 records; Samoa — 40 records; Malaysia — 34 records; Japan — 28 records; Marshall Islands — 28 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2385713) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2385713&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-25.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276750 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-25.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 2,714 of the 2,714 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 31 of the 31 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
42 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 2385713) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2385713&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=276750 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-25.
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