Where Oriental shrimp has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Palaemon macrodactylus, mapped and tabulated by country.
Distribution map plotted from GBIF.org occurrence records; basemap Natural Earth 110m · GBIF records CC0 / CC BY; Natural Earth public domain
1,307 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Palaemon macrodactylus through GBIF, from 17 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
- 1,307
- Countries / areas
- 17
- Mapped locations
- 51
- Records sampled for the map
- 1,307
- Inland records omitted
- 116
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2224970
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Korea, Republic of — 458 records; United States of America — 286 records; Germany — 125 records; Belgium — 90 records; Netherlands — 84 records; Japan — 81 records; France — 63 records; Canada — 36 records; Poland — 35 records; Argentina — 20 records; Romania — 11 records; Australia — 7 records; China — 5 records; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland — 3 records; Spain — 1 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2224970) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2224970&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Black Sea; Oostende; Zeebrugge; Calais; Doel; Ellewoutsdijk; South East Coast of England; Germany; Hansweert; Hoedekenskerke (polder); Spain; Terneuzen; Walsoorden; Wemeldinge; Zierikzee; East England; Australia; Japan; Korea Island; China; Washington (State); Atlantic Coast of Spain; San Francisco Bay; Ymuiden Harbour; Rotterdam; Los Angeles County; Oregon; United States; Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone; Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181372 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 1,307 of the 1,307 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 17 of the 17 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
116 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 2224970) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2224970&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181372 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
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