What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Spotted barracudina been recorded?

Arctozenus risso occurrence evidence comes from 738 records in 21 countries and territories, from 1880 to 2024. Most records come from United States.

AulopiformesParalepididaeArctozenus

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

738 records across 21 countries and territories, 1880–2024.

Arctozenus risso · GBIF taxon key 2401551

Source coverage

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

Refreshed 2026-09-24. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

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

12 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

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak month: April. 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

18802024

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

Where Spotted barracudina has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Spotted barracudina. 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 393
Mexico 58
Italy 46
Canada 8
Faroe Islands 8
Ireland 8
Algeria 7
Bermuda 4
Chile 4
Greece 3
Spain 2
United Kingdom 2
Japan 2
Svalbard and Jan Mayen 2
South Africa 2
Angola 1
New Caledonia 1
Norway 1
New Zealand 1
Philippines 1
Portugal 1

Related animals

Others in the family Paralepididae.

Duckbill barracudina
351 records
Antarctic jonafish
76 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.