Where Barhead spinefoot has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Siganus virgatus, mapped and tabulated by country.
1,476 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Siganus virgatus through GBIF, from 18 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
- 1,476
- Countries / areas
- 18
- Mapped locations
- 205
- Records sampled for the map
- 1,476
- Inland records omitted
- 50
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2390240
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Australia — 562 records; Thailand — 232 records; Philippines — 203 records; Indonesia — 186 records; Malaysia — 138 records; Japan — 62 records; Viet Nam — 28 records; Micronesia (Federated States of) — 15 records; India — 14 records; Singapore — 11 records; Chinese Taipei — 11 records; Sri Lanka — 4 records; Timor-Leste — 4 records; Cambodia — 2 records; China — 1 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2390240) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2390240&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 1,476 of the 1,476 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 18 of the 18 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
50 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 2390240) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2390240&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=273928 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
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