Where Spotted boxfish has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Ostracion meleagris, 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
6,001 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Ostracion meleagris through GBIF, from 56 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
- 6,001
- Mapped locations
- 293
- Inland records omitted
- 47
- Gbif taxonkey
- 8262148
Facts from the source article.
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
United States of America — 2,032 records; Indonesia — 523 records; Australia — 421 records; Mexico — 412 records; French Polynesia — 403 records; United States Minor Outlying Islands — 203 records; American Samoa — 198 records; Réunion — 153 records; Ecuador — 147 records; Northern Mariana Islands — 115 records; Philippines — 101 records; Maldives — 88 records; Guam — 82 records; Costa Rica — 79 records; Tonga — 78 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 8262148) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=8262148&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-25.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone; Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone; Réunion Exclusive Economic Zone; Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone; Chagos; Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone; South Africa (country).
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219905 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-25.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 6,001 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 50 of the 56 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 56 records in total (Micronesia (Federated States of), France, French Southern Territories, British Indian Ocean Territory, Myanmar, Somalia).
47 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 8262148) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=8262148&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219905 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-25.
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