Where Humpback turretfish has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Tetrosomus gibbosus, 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
1,253 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Tetrosomus gibbosus through GBIF, from 25 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
- 1,253
- Mapped locations
- 170
- Inland records omitted
- 25
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2408161
Facts from the source article.
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
Australia — 915 records; New Caledonia — 97 records; Egypt — 61 records; Philippines — 32 records; Israel — 29 records; India — 27 records; Indonesia — 21 records; Sri Lanka — 15 records; Oman — 10 records; Jordan — 7 records; United Arab Emirates — 6 records; Solomon Islands — 4 records; Somalia — 4 records; Bangladesh — 3 records; Malaysia — 3 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2408161) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2408161&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-25.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Red Sea; South Africa (country); Madagascar; Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone; Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone; Mediterranean Sea; Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin; Syrian part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219915 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-25.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 1,253 of the 1,253 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 25 of the 25 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
25 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 2408161) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2408161&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219915 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-25.
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