Where Yellow tang has been recorded
GBIF occurrence records for Zebrasoma flavescens, 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
9,778 georeferenced occurrence records with coordinates are published for Zebrasoma flavescens through GBIF, from 31 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
- 9,778
- Countries / areas
- 31
- Mapped locations
- 53
- Records sampled for the map
- 3,000
- Inland records omitted
- 11
- Gbif taxonkey
- 2379869
Countries and areas with the most records (GBIF)
United States of America — 7,007 records; Northern Mariana Islands — 1,502 records; United States Minor Outlying Islands — 900 records; Guam — 166 records; Japan — 42 records; Marshall Islands — 36 records; Micronesia (Federated States of) — 32 records; Philippines — 24 records; American Samoa — 21 records; French Polynesia — 7 records; Solomon Islands — 5 records; Vanuatu — 5 records; Fiji — 3 records; Madagascar — 3 records; Mauritius — 3 records.
Source: GBIF Occurrence Search (taxonKey 2379869) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2379869&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY). Accessed 2026-09-25.
Marine regions with a WoRMS distribution record
Seychellois Exclusive Economic Zone; Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone; Mediterranean Sea; Chinese Exclusive Economic Zone; Spanish part of the Balearic Sea.
Source: WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219683 (CC BY 4.0). Accessed 2026-09-25.
How to read this map
The map plots a sample of 3,000 of the 9,778 records, deduplicated to a half-degree grid, so dense areas do not merge into one blob. The sample covers 9 of the 31 countries or areas with records; the areas absent from the sample hold 90 records in total (Philippines, American Samoa, French Polynesia, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Madagascar, Mauritius).
11 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 2379869) — https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2379869&has_coordinate=true (records CC0 / CC BY); WoRMS distribution records (MarineRegions) — https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219683 (CC BY 4.0); Natural Earth 110m basemap — https://www.naturalearthdata.com/ (public domain). Accessed 2026-09-25.
Gallery
Related in Yellow tang
Links follow this subject's own source article.
Elsewhere in Yellow tang
Spotted an error? Know more?
Reader corrections go straight into our review queue. Suggest an edit · How this site is sourced