Where Little spinefoot has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Siganus spinus, mapped and tabulated by country.
2,342 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Siganus spinus through GBIF, from 33 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
- 2,342
- Countries / areas
- 33
- Mapped locations
- 269
- Records sampled for the map
- 2,342
- Inland records omitted
- 58
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2390216
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Tonga — 518 records; New Caledonia — 342 records; French Polynesia — 315 records; Fiji — 170 records; Australia — 163 records; Philippines — 161 records; Indonesia — 118 records; Japan — 116 records; Samoa — 69 records; Vanuatu — 65 records; Chinese Taipei — 49 records; Guam — 43 records; Papua New Guinea — 32 records; Wallis and Futuna — 27 records; Solomon Islands — 24 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2390216) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2390216&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.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219689 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 2,342 of the 2,342 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 33 of the 33 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
58 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 2390216) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2390216&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219689 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Related in Little spinefoot
Links follow this subject's own source article.
Elsewhere in Little spinefoot
Spotted an error? Know more?
Reader corrections go straight into our review queue. Suggest an edit · How this site is sourced