Where Raccoon butterflyfish has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Chaetodon lunula, 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
9,117 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Chaetodon lunula through GBIF, from 56 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
- 9,117
- Mapped locations
- 366
- Inland records omitted
- 51
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2385531
Facts from the source article.
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
United States of America — 2,000 records; Australia — 1,043 records; United States Minor Outlying Islands — 775 records; French Polynesia — 730 records; American Samoa — 633 records; Northern Mariana Islands — 421 records; Indonesia — 258 records; Guam — 243 records; Seychelles — 226 records; South Africa — 207 records; New Caledonia — 169 records; Wallis and Futuna — 164 records; Réunion — 158 records; Maldives — 130 records; Philippines — 122 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2385531) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2385531&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-25.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone; Madagascar; Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone; Réunion Exclusive Economic Zone; Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone; Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone; Somali Exclusive Economic Zone; South Africa (country); Chagos; Cargados Carajos; Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone; Rodrigues; Comoran Exclusive Economic Zone; Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218733 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-25.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 9,117 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 52 of the 56 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 92 records in total (Nauru, French Southern Territories, Costa Rica, Ecuador).
51 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 2385531) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2385531&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218733 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-25.
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