Evidence found
430 records across 28 countries and territories, 1924–2025.
Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus · GBIF taxon key 2413096
Where has the Bluestripe herring been recorded?
Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus occurrence evidence comes from 430 records in 28 countries and territories, from 1924 to 2025. Most records come from South Africa.
- 430 records
- 28 places
- 41 years recorded
- — class
Observation evidence passport
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: April.
2 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: April. 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
19242025
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Bluestripe herring has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Bluestripe herring. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 253 | |
| Australia | 70 | |
| Philippines | 24 | |
| Palau | 16 | |
| United States | 15 | |
| Yemen | 15 | |
| Indonesia | 5 | |
| India | 4 | |
| Vanuatu | 3 | |
| Fiji | 2 | |
| Kenya | 2 | |
| New Caledonia | 2 | |
| Seychelles | 2 | |
| Tonga | 2 | |
| Taiwan | 2 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | |
| Eritrea | 1 | |
| Micronesia | 1 | |
| Kiribati | 1 | |
| Kuwait | 1 | |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | |
| Myanmar | 1 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | |
| Maldives | 1 | |
| Malaysia | 1 | |
| Oman | 1 | |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | |
| Somalia | 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.
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.