Evidence found
1,752 records across 30 countries and territories, 1881–2026.
Chaetodon citrinellus · GBIF taxon key 7479802
Where has the Speckled Butterflyfish been recorded?
Chaetodon citrinellus occurrence evidence comes from 1,752 records in 30 countries and territories, from 1881 to 2026. Most records come from American Samoa.
- 1,752 records
- 30 places
- 74 years recorded
- — class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-22. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: March.
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
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Peak month: March. 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
18812026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Speckled Butterflyfish has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Speckled Butterflyfish. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| American Samoa | 514 | |
| Guam | 358 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 250 | |
| New Caledonia | 123 | |
| French Polynesia | 81 | |
| Marshall Islands | 50 | |
| Micronesia | 48 | |
| Fiji | 47 | |
| Palau | 39 | |
| Philippines | 35 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 32 | |
| Australia | 31 | |
| United States | 29 | |
| Vanuatu | 20 | |
| Indonesia | 17 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | |
| Maldives | 11 | |
| Tonga | 11 | |
| Seychelles | 9 | |
| Cook Islands | 6 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 6 | |
| Solomon Islands | 5 | |
| ZZ | 5 | |
| Japan | 4 | |
| Samoa | 3 | |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | |
| Cocos Islands | 1 | |
| China | 1 | |
| Christmas Island | 1 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 1 |
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Oval Butterflyfish
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Whitespotted Butterflyfish
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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.
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.