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GBIF occurrence records for Diagramma pictum, 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
10,137 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Diagramma pictum through GBIF, from 45 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
- 10,137
- Mapped locations
- 229
- Inland records omitted
- 64
- Gbif taxonkey
- 5209594
Facts from the source article.
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Australia — 8,165 records; Mozambique — 698 records; New Caledonia — 296 records; Indonesia — 201 records; Hong Kong — 150 records; Philippines — 141 records; Japan — 92 records; Chinese Taipei — 76 records; Thailand — 35 records; Malaysia — 34 records; India — 23 records; Kenya — 20 records; Solomon Islands — 20 records; Singapore — 20 records; Viet Nam — 19 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 5209594) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=5209594&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-25.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone; Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone; Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone; Somali Exclusive Economic Zone; Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone; Madagascar; Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone; East Africa; Red Sea; South Africa (country); Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone; Djiboutian Exclusive Economic Zone.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218536 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-25.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 10,137 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 30 of the 45 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 43 records in total (Madagascar, Somalia, Seychelles, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Bahrain, Réunion, French Southern Territories, Yemen).
64 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 5209594) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=5209594&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218536 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-25.
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