Where Spotted moray has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Gymnothorax moringa, mapped and tabulated by country.
26,846 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Gymnothorax moringa through GBIF, from 53 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
- 26,846
- Countries / areas
- 53
- Mapped locations
- 131
- Records sampled for the map
- 3,000
- Inland records omitted
- 28
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2404065
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
United States of America — 18,992 records; Puerto Rico — 4,527 records; Brazil — 473 records; Guadeloupe — 433 records; Mexico — 343 records; Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba — 293 records; Martinique — 251 records; Virgin Islands (U.S.) — 206 records; Bahamas — 120 records; Belize — 113 records; Colombia — 98 records; Curaçao — 85 records; Barbados — 84 records; Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha — 83 records; Honduras — 70 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2404065) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2404065&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
North West Atlantic; Gulf of Mexico.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158584 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 26,846 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 40 of the 53 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 53 records in total (Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Spain, French Guiana, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Australia, Canada, Cabo Verde, France).
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 2404065) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2404065&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158584 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
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