Where White threads fish has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Holothuria leucospilota, 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
3,249 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Holothuria leucospilota through GBIF, from 62 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
- 3,249
- Mapped locations
- 380
- Inland records omitted
- 89
- Gbif taxonkey
- 4343052
Facts from the source article.
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Australia — 876 records; Japan — 379 records; Cook Islands — 312 records; Singapore — 210 records; New Caledonia — 153 records; India — 143 records; Hong Kong — 133 records; Chinese Taipei — 127 records; Thailand — 110 records; Mexico — 78 records; Philippines — 75 records; Fiji — 73 records; Tonga — 59 records; French Polynesia — 56 records; Indonesia — 42 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 4343052) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=4343052&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-25.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 3,249 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 61 of the 62 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 1 records in total (Mayotte).
89 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 4343052) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=4343052&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1672774 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-25.
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