What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Salpa aspera been recorded?

Salpa aspera occurrence evidence comes from 171 records in 10 countries and territories, from 1880 to 2023. Most records come from United States.

ThaliaceaSalpidaSalpidaeSalpa

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

171 records across 10 countries and territories, 1880–2023.

Salpa aspera · GBIF taxon key 5232503

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: September.

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.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: September. 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

18802023

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

Where Salpa aspera has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Salpa aspera. 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
United States 71
Bermuda 36
Australia 30
Antarctica 20
Niue 5
Philippines 2
Brazil 1
Bahamas 1
Ecuador 1
French Polynesia 1

Related animals

Others in the family Salpidae.

Common Salp
1,180 records
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.