Where Ribbon moray has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Rhinomuraena quaesita, mapped and tabulated by country.
1,181 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Rhinomuraena quaesita through GBIF, from 36 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
- 1,181
- Countries / areas
- 36
- Mapped locations
- 160
- Records sampled for the map
- 1,181
- Inland records omitted
- 28
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2404128
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Indonesia — 615 records; Philippines — 217 records; Fiji — 74 records; Malaysia — 42 records; South Africa — 25 records; New Caledonia — 22 records; Thailand — 21 records; Mauritius — 16 records; Tanzania, United Republic of — 15 records; Japan — 14 records; Chinese Taipei — 13 records; Maldives — 12 records; Réunion — 12 records; Timor-Leste — 12 records; Christmas Island — 11 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2404128) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2404128&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone; Réunion Exclusive Economic Zone; Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217529 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 1,181 of the 1,181 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 36 of the 36 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
28 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 2404128) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2404128&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217529 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
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