What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Bonefish been recorded?

Albula vulpes occurrence evidence comes from 16,609 records in 46 countries and territories, from 1860 to 2026. Most records come from United States.

AlbuliformesAlbulidaeAlbula

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

16,609 records across 46 countries and territories, 1860–2026.

Albula vulpes · GBIF taxon key 5204104

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.

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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

18602026

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

Where Bonefish has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Bonefish. 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 15,751
Puerto Rico 452
Mexico 196
Belize 37
Barbados 25
Brazil 18
Bermuda 12
Peru 12
Panama 11
Jamaica 8
ZZ 7
Cabo Verde 6
British Indian Ocean Territory 6
Benin 5
Cuba 5
Colombia 4
Ecuador 4
French Polynesia 4
Bahamas 3
Curaçao 3
Honduras 3
New Caledonia 3
Trinidad & Tobago 3
Costa Rica 2
Japan 2
Morocco 2
Philippines 2
Seychelles 2
US Virgin Islands 2
Vanuatu 2
Antigua & Barbuda 1
Anguilla 1
Bonaire 1
Grenada 1
Guatemala 1
Guyana 1
Haiti 1
Liberia 1
Mauritania 1
Mauritius 1

Showing the top 40 of 46 places.

Related animals

Others in the family Albulidae.

Bonefish
465 records
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.