What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Halosaur been recorded?

Halosaurus johnsonianus occurrence evidence comes from 19 records in 8 countries and territories, from 1883 to 2011. Most records come from Cabo Verde.

NotacanthiformesHalosauridaeHalosaurus

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

19 records across 8 countries and territories, 1883–2011.

Halosaurus johnsonianus · GBIF taxon key 2405464

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: June.

7 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: 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

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

Where Halosaur has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Halosaur. 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
Cabo Verde 6
Western Sahara 6
Ireland 2
Spain 1
United Kingdom 1
Morocco 1
Mauritania 1
Portugal 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.