What Animal Lives Where

Where has the key worm eel been recorded?

Ahlia egmontis occurrence evidence comes from 16,102 records in 24 countries and territories, from 1884 to 2019. Most records come from United States.

AnguilliformesOphichthidaeAhlia

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

16,102 records across 24 countries and territories, 1884–2019.

Ahlia egmontis · GBIF taxon key 2404878

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: June.

6 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

Compare this animal’s observation pattern

When it is recorded

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Peak month: June. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

18842019

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where key worm eel has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for key worm eel. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
United States 15,445
Puerto Rico 449
Belize 43
US Virgin Islands 30
Bahamas 23
Brazil 19
Trinidad & Tobago 14
Barbados 12
Honduras 10
Panama 10
ZZ 10
Curaçao 9
Jamaica 6
Mexico 4
Nicaragua 3
United States Minor Outlying Islands 3
Costa Rica 2
Haiti 2
Turks and Caicos Islands 2
Antigua & Barbuda 1
Bermuda 1
Cuba 1
St Vincent & the Grenadines 1
British Virgin Islands 1
Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.