Where Pocillopora meandrina has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Pocillopora meandrina, 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
3,294 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Pocillopora meandrina 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.
Quick Facts
- Georeferenced records
- 3,294
- Mapped locations
- 177
- Inland records omitted
- 24
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2259467
Facts from the source article.
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
American Samoa — 1,243 records; United States of America — 593 records; United States Minor Outlying Islands — 462 records; Mexico — 344 records; Australia — 116 records; Japan — 92 records; Réunion — 64 records; French Polynesia — 54 records; Marshall Islands — 49 records; Ecuador — 29 records; Mayotte — 27 records; New Caledonia — 26 records; Cook Islands — 23 records; French Southern Territories — 22 records; Maldives — 21 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2259467) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2259467&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-25.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone; Indo-Pacific; Hawaiian Exclusive Economic Zone; Tuvaluan Exclusive Economic Zone; Ashmore-Cartier Is.; Australian Exclusive Economic Zone; United States Exclusive Economic Zone; Maldives Exclusive Economic Zone; Costa Rican Exclusive Economic Zone; Midway Atoll; Kingman Reef; Baker Island; American Samoa Exclusive Economic Zone; Jarvis Island Exclusive Economic Zone.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206964 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-25.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 3,294 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 40 of the 46 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 21 records in total (Micronesia (Federated States of), Palau, India, France, Philippines, Papua New Guinea).
24 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 2259467) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2259467&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=206964 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-25.
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