What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Belanger's Croaker been recorded?

Johnius belangerii occurrence evidence comes from 181 records in 15 countries and territories, from 1933 to 2024. Most records come from Bangladesh.

PerciformesSciaenidaeJohnius

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

181 records across 15 countries and territories, 1933–2024.

Johnius belangerii · GBIF taxon key 2399528

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.

1 month 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

JFMAMJJASOND

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

19332024

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

Where Belanger's Croaker has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Belanger's Croaker. 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
Bangladesh 130
Pakistan 14
China 7
Malaysia 6
Thailand 6
Vietnam 4
Hong Kong 3
India 3
South Korea 2
Australia 1
Indonesia 1
Myanmar 1
Philippines 1
Singapore 1
Taiwan 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.