Where Red Sea bannerfish has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Heniochus intermedius, 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
1,620 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Heniochus intermedius through GBIF, from 15 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
- 1,620
- Mapped locations
- 66
- Inland records omitted
- 13
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2385717
Facts from the source article.
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Egypt — 1,396 records; Saudi Arabia — 114 records; Israel — 48 records; Djibouti — 16 records; Jordan — 15 records; Sudan — 13 records; Lebanon — 6 records; Yemen — 4 records; Türkiye — 2 records; Greece — 1 records; Malta — 1 records; Palestine, State of — 1 records; Syrian Arab Republic — 1 records; United States of America — 1 records; South Africa — 1 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2385717) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2385717&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-25.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Eritrean Exclusive Economic Zone; Somali Exclusive Economic Zone; Red Sea; Djiboutian Exclusive Economic Zone; Mediterranean Sea; Turkish part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin; Lebanese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin; Maltese part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218767 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-25.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 1,620 of the 1,620 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 15 of the 15 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
13 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 2385717) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2385717&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218767 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-25.
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