Where Maculated synaptid has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Synapta maculata, mapped and tabulated by country.
Distribution map plotted from GBIF.org occurrence records; basemap Natural Earth 110m · GBIF records CC0 / CC BY; Natural Earth public domain
1,214 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Synapta maculata through GBIF, from 51 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
- 1,214
- Countries / areas
- 51
- Mapped locations
- 258
- Records sampled for the map
- 1,214
- Inland records omitted
- 41
- Gbif taxonkey
- 5721258
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Philippines — 135 records; Fiji — 125 records; Indonesia — 124 records; French Polynesia — 107 records; Australia — 85 records; Mauritius — 56 records; Tanzania, United Republic of — 56 records; New Caledonia — 37 records; Cook Islands — 34 records; Kenya — 32 records; Chinese Taipei — 32 records; Réunion — 31 records; Vanuatu — 30 records; Guam — 29 records; India — 27 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 5721258) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=5721258&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
West Indian Ocean; Mascarene Basin; Eastern Africa & Madagascar; Red Sea; Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone; Madagascar; East Africa; Aldabra; Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone; Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone; Réunion Exclusive Economic Zone.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=210974 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 1,214 of the 1,214 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 51 of the 51 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
41 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 5721258) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=5721258&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=210974 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
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