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GBIF occurrence records for Plectorhinchus gibbosus, mapped and tabulated by country.
1,322 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Plectorhinchus gibbosus through GBIF, from 46 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
- 1,322
- Countries / areas
- 46
- Mapped locations
- 295
- Records sampled for the map
- 1,322
- Inland records omitted
- 80
- Gbif taxonkey
- 9815299
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Australia — 719 records; New Caledonia — 70 records; Seychelles — 57 records; Thailand — 57 records; Indonesia — 46 records; Philippines — 37 records; India — 34 records; Mozambique — 31 records; Japan — 28 records; Malaysia — 24 records; Maldives — 23 records; Hong Kong — 17 records; Chinese Taipei — 17 records; Mayotte — 17 records; South Africa — 17 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 9815299) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=9815299&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone; Madagascar; Réunion Exclusive Economic Zone; Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone; Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone; Somali Exclusive Economic Zone; South Africa (country); Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218539 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 1,322 of the 1,322 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 46 of the 46 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
80 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 9815299) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=9815299&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218539 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
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