Where Yellow-edged moray has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Gymnothorax flavimarginatus, mapped and tabulated by country.
3,158 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Gymnothorax flavimarginatus through GBIF, from 75 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
- 3,158
- Countries / areas
- 75
- Mapped locations
- 455
- Records sampled for the map
- 3,000
- Inland records omitted
- 56
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2404084
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
United States of America — 848 records; Indonesia — 416 records; Egypt — 169 records; Philippines — 165 records; Maldives — 138 records; Australia — 112 records; Costa Rica — 78 records; United States Minor Outlying Islands — 77 records; French Polynesia — 70 records; Réunion — 68 records; Malaysia — 64 records; Marshall Islands — 56 records; Seychelles — 50 records; South Africa — 48 records; Chinese Taipei — 46 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2404084) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2404084&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-23.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone; Red Sea; Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone; Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone; Chagos; Tanzanian Exclusive Economic Zone; South Africa (country); Somali Exclusive Economic Zone; Cargados Carajos; Réunion Exclusive Economic Zone; Mauritian Exclusive Economic Zone; Madagascar.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217495 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-23.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 3,158 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 74 of the 75 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 1 records in total (Nauru).
56 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 2404084) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2404084&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=217495 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-23.
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