What Animal Lives Where

Where has the banded jewelfish been recorded?

Hemichromis fasciatus occurrence evidence comes from 140 records in 14 countries and territories, from 1915 to 2025. Most records come from Guinea.

PerciformesCichlidaeHemichromis

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

140 records across 14 countries and territories, 1915–2025.

Hemichromis fasciatus · GBIF taxon key 2371377

Source coverage

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

Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

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

9 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: January. 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

19152025

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

Where banded jewelfish has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for banded jewelfish. 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
Guinea 36
Benin 31
Ghana 18
Gabon 12
Cameroon 9
Nigeria 8
Congo 6
Chad 6
ZZ 5
DR Congo 3
Liberia 3
Central African Republic 1
Mali 1
Togo 1

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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.