Where Turkey moray has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Gymnothorax 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
2,949 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Gymnothorax meleagris through GBIF, from 57 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
- 2,949
- Mapped locations
- 342
- Inland records omitted
- 34
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2403958
Facts from the source article.
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
United States of America — 1,504 records; Réunion — 197 records; New Caledonia — 124 records; French Polynesia — 123 records; Indonesia — 104 records; Japan — 89 records; Australia — 82 records; Philippines — 51 records; Northern Mariana Islands — 49 records; United States Minor Outlying Islands — 47 records; Marshall Islands — 46 records; Cook Islands — 44 records; Chinese Taipei — 38 records; South Africa — 38 records; Mauritius — 37 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2403958) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2403958&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-25.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone; Réunion Exclusive Economic Zone; Somali Exclusive Economic Zone; Madagascar; South Africa (country); Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone; Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone; Chagos; Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone; Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217503 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-25.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 2,949 of the 2,949 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 57 of the 57 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 0 records in total.
34 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 2403958) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2403958&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217503 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-25.
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