Evidence found
1,551 records across 42 countries and territories, 1881–2026.
Neoniphon sammara · GBIF taxon key 5204751
Where has the Spotfin Squirrelfish been recorded?
Neoniphon sammara occurrence evidence comes from 1,551 records in 42 countries and territories, from 1881 to 2026. Most records come from United States.
- 1,551 records
- 42 places
- 79 years recorded
- — class
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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: April.
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.
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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
18812026
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Spotfin Squirrelfish has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Spotfin Squirrelfish. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 326 | |
| American Samoa | 145 | |
| French Polynesia | 109 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 104 | |
| Seychelles | 90 | |
| Marshall Islands | 84 | |
| Guam | 78 | |
| Micronesia | 75 | |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | 63 | |
| Philippines | 63 | |
| United States Minor Outlying Islands | 58 | |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 55 | |
| Palau | 53 | |
| New Caledonia | 35 | |
| Egypt | 28 | |
| ZZ | 28 | |
| Fiji | 25 | |
| Indonesia | 25 | |
| Solomon Islands | 20 | |
| Maldives | 11 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | |
| Vanuatu | 9 | |
| Mauritius | 7 | |
| Tonga | 7 | |
| Wallis & Futuna | 7 | |
| Australia | 6 | |
| Kiribati | 4 | |
| Kenya | 3 | |
| Samoa | 3 | |
| Japan | 2 | |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | |
| Madagascar | 2 | |
| Mozambique | 2 | |
| Oman | 2 | |
| Thailand | 2 | |
| Yemen | 2 | |
| Cook Islands | 1 | |
| China | 1 | |
| Malaysia | 1 | |
| Sudan | 1 |
Showing the top 40 of 42 places.
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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.