What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Atlantic Silver Hatchetfish been recorded?

Argyropelecus aculeatus occurrence evidence comes from 931 records in 40 countries and territories, from 1883 to 2023. Most records come from Bermuda.

StomiiformesSternoptychidaeArgyropelecus

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

931 records across 40 countries and territories, 1883–2023.

Argyropelecus aculeatus · GBIF taxon key 2347579

Source coverage

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

Refreshed 2026-09-21. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

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

11 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: September. 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

18832023

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

Where Atlantic Silver Hatchetfish has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Atlantic Silver Hatchetfish. 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
Bermuda 315
United States 305
Australia 50
ZZ 35
New Caledonia 20
Spain 15
Philippines 13
Mexico 12
Cuba 10
South Africa 10
Japan 8
Puerto Rico 8
French Polynesia 7
Honduras 6
Panama 6
Brazil 5
Western Sahara 5
Portugal 5
Bahamas 4
Ecuador 4
Cabo Verde 2
Ireland 2
Venezuela 2
Antigua & Barbuda 1
Belize 1
Canada 1
Chile 1
Colombia 1
Ghana 1
Guatemala 1
Jamaica 1
Comoros 1
Morocco 1
Madagascar 1
Northern Mariana Islands 1
Mozambique 1
Nicaragua 1
Solomon Islands 1
Taiwan 1
United States Minor Outlying 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.