Where Penicillus capitatus has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Penicillus capitatus, 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
1,674 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Penicillus capitatus through GBIF, from 43 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
- 1,674
- Mapped locations
- 186
- Inland records omitted
- 74
- Gbif taxonkey
- 5272296
Facts from the source article.
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
United States of America — 355 records; Brazil — 220 records; Puerto Rico — 165 records; Mexico — 153 records; Bahamas — 106 records; Bermuda — 98 records; Jamaica — 72 records; Belize — 58 records; Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) — 46 records; Virgin Islands (U.S.) — 44 records; Cuba — 38 records; Dominican Republic — 34 records; Panama — 33 records; Haiti — 24 records; Martinique — 24 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 5272296) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=5272296&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-25.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
European waters (ERMS scope); Mediterranean Sea; Gulf of Mexico; Azores Canaries Madeira.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=144484 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-25.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 1,674 of the 1,674 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 43 of the 43 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
74 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 5272296) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=5272296&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=144484 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-25.
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