Where Goldspotted spinefoot has been recorded

Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)

Australia — 1,675 records; New Caledonia — 180 records; Fiji — 118 records; Indonesia — 94 records; Philippines — 57 records; Micronesia (Federated States of) — 52 records; Marshall Islands — 47 records; Palau — 45 records; Wallis and Futuna — 22 records; Thailand — 20 records; Tonga — 19 records; Malaysia — 16 records; Vanuatu — 11 records; Chinese Taipei — 10 records; Japan — 9 records.

Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2390198) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2390198&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.

How to read this map

The map plots a sample of 2,430 of the 2,430 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 28 of the 28 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.

35 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 2390198) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2390198&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=273922 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.