Where Yellow finger coral has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Porites cylindrica, mapped and tabulated by country.
2,487 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Porites cylindrica through GBIF, from 52 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
- 2,487
- Countries / areas
- 52
- Mapped locations
- 272
- Records sampled for the map
- 2,487
- Inland records omitted
- 42
- Gbif taxonkey
- 5184765
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Australia — 868 records; Micronesia (Federated States of) — 546 records; Japan — 293 records; Indonesia — 117 records; Marshall Islands — 110 records; Egypt — 89 records; Philippines — 55 records; New Caledonia — 50 records; Fiji — 43 records; Réunion — 42 records; Guam — 37 records; Mayotte — 35 records; American Samoa — 28 records; Malaysia — 22 records; Maldives — 20 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 5184765) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=5184765&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone; Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone; Somali Exclusive Economic Zone; East Africa; Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone; South Africa (country); Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone; Madagascar; Aldabra; Chagos; Indo-West Pacific; Fijian Exclusive Economic Zone; Maldives Exclusive Economic Zone; Australian Exclusive Economic Zone.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207229 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 2,487 of the 2,487 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 52 of the 52 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
42 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 5184765) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=5184765&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=207229 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
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