Where Pebbled butterflyfish has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Chaetodon multicinctus, 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
4,596 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Chaetodon multicinctus through GBIF, from 3 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
- 4,596
- Mapped locations
- 34
- Inland records omitted
- 10
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2385385
Facts from the source article.
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
United States of America — 4,374 records; United States Minor Outlying Islands — 220 records; Marshall Islands — 2 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2385385) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2385385&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-25.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 4,596 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 2 of the 3 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 2 records in total (Marshall Islands).
10 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 2385385) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2385385&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=273349 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-25.
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