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GBIF occurrence records for Macrobrachium nipponense, 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
2,578 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Macrobrachium nipponense through GBIF, from 25 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
- 2,578
- Mapped locations
- 29
- Inland records omitted
- 191
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2224515
Facts from the source article.
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Chinese Taipei — 1,874 records; Japan — 237 records; Korea, Republic of — 163 records; China — 105 records; United States of America — 55 records; Russian Federation — 32 records; Bulgaria — 25 records; Hong Kong — 25 records; Romania — 19 records; Ukraine — 14 records; Macao — 4 records; India — 3 records; Kazakhstan — 3 records; Moldova, Republic of — 3 records; Belarus — 2 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2224515) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2224515&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-25.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 2,578 of the 2,578 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 25 of the 25 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
191 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 2224515) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2224515&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=587405 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-25.
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