Where Long-snouted seahorse has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Hippocampus guttulatus, 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
3,429 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Hippocampus guttulatus through GBIF, from 51 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
- 3,429
- Mapped locations
- 132
- Inland records omitted
- 133
- Gbif taxonkey
- 5201064
Facts from the source article.
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
France — 1,659 records; Spain — 1,079 records; Croatia — 120 records; Portugal — 96 records; Italy — 94 records; Greece — 73 records; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — 47 records; Ukraine — 47 records; Lebanon — 25 records; Netherlands — 22 records; Romania — 21 records; Malta — 16 records; Türkiye — 14 records; Bulgaria — 13 records; Russian Federation — 11 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 5201064) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=5201064&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-25.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Oostende; Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone; Greek Exclusive Economic Zone; OSPAR Region II (Greater North Sea); OSPAR Region III (Celtic Seas); OSPAR Region IV (Bay of Biscay/Golfe de Gascogne & Iberian coasts); OSPAR Region V (Wider Atlantic).
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154776 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-25.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 3,429 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 37 of the 51 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 46 records in total (Lebanon, Martinique, Tunisia, Mauritius, Benin, Cameroon, Cyprus, Djibouti).
133 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 5201064) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=5201064&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154776 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-25.
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