Where Buffalo trunkfish has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Lactophrys trigonus, mapped and tabulated by country.
23,260 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Lactophrys trigonus through GBIF, from 32 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
- 23,260
- Countries / areas
- 32
- Mapped locations
- 82
- Records sampled for the map
- 3,000
- Inland records omitted
- 25
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2408096
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
United States of America — 18,629 records; Puerto Rico — 4,099 records; Mexico — 125 records; Brazil — 99 records; Belize — 80 records; Cuba — 28 records; Colombia — 27 records; Guadeloupe — 20 records; Virgin Islands (U.S.) — 19 records; Bahamas — 17 records; Cayman Islands — 17 records; Martinique — 12 records; Honduras — 10 records; Bermuda — 9 records; Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba — 8 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2408096) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2408096&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
North West Atlantic; Gulf of Maine; Gulf of Mexico.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158931 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 23,260 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 28 of the 32 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 15 records in total (Bermuda, French Guiana, Jamaica, Panama).
25 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 2408096) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2408096&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158931 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
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