What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Half-naked hatchetfish been recorded?

Argyropelecus hemigymnus occurrence evidence comes from 2,147 records in 52 countries and territories, from 1902 to 2022. Most records come from United States.

StomiiformesSternoptychidaeArgyropelecus

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

2,147 records across 52 countries and territories, 1902–2022.

Argyropelecus hemigymnus · GBIF taxon key 2347567

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: August.

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.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: August. 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

19022022

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

Where Half-naked hatchetfish has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Half-naked 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
United States 920
Mexico 265
Bermuda 179
Australia 76
Spain 36
Ireland 28
French Polynesia 23
Bahamas 21
Portugal 18
Philippines 15
South Africa 15
Chile 14
ZZ 14
New Caledonia 12
Saint Helena 11
Japan 8
Vietnam 8
Cuba 7
Greece 7
Costa Rica 6
Western Sahara 6
Italy 5
Brazil 4
Jamaica 3
Morocco 3
Madagascar 3
Mauritania 3
Cabo Verde 2
France 2
Kiribati 2
Mauritius 2
Namibia 2
New Zealand 2
Antarctica 1
Belize 1
Canada 1
Cocos Islands 1
Colombia 1
Algeria 1
Ecuador 1

Showing the top 40 of 52 places.

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.