What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Blackfin Dartfinsh been recorded?

Ptereleotris evides occurrence evidence comes from 1,303 records in 33 countries and territories, from 1909 to 2026. Most records come from American Samoa.

PerciformesMicrodesmidaePtereleotris

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

1,303 records across 33 countries and territories, 1909–2026.

Ptereleotris evides · GBIF taxon key 2385790

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.

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

19092026

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

Where Blackfin Dartfinsh has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Blackfin Dartfinsh. 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
American Samoa 535
Northern Mariana Islands 288
Guam 232
United States 57
United States Minor Outlying Islands 40
Philippines 33
Solomon Islands 17
New Caledonia 14
French Polynesia 10
Seychelles 9
Wallis & Futuna 9
Indonesia 8
Micronesia 7
Vanuatu 7
Australia 5
Palau 5
Fiji 3
Japan 3
Papua New Guinea 3
Egypt 2
Maldives 2
Tonga 2
ZZ 2
Christmas Island 1
British Indian Ocean Territory 1
Comoros 1
Madagascar 1
Marshall Islands 1
Mauritius 1
Saudi Arabia 1
Thailand 1
Yemen 1
Mayotte 1

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