What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Jarbua terapon been recorded?

Terapon jarbua occurrence evidence comes from 503 records in 41 countries and territories, from 1870 to 2026. Most records come from South Africa.

PerciformesTerapontidaeTerapon

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

503 records across 41 countries and territories, 1870–2026.

Terapon jarbua · GBIF taxon key 2374521

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: April.

11 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

JFMAMJJASOND

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

18702026

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

Where Jarbua terapon has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Jarbua terapon. 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
South Africa 107
Philippines 77
Australia 46
Thailand 46
Indonesia 27
Pakistan 23
India 17
Malaysia 17
Taiwan 15
Fiji 14
Papua New Guinea 9
Oman 8
Hong Kong 7
Sri Lanka 7
Madagascar 7
South Korea 6
Japan 5
Myanmar 5
Seychelles 5
Bangladesh 4
Egypt 4
New Caledonia 4
Solomon Islands 4
Vietnam 4
Wallis & Futuna 4
United Arab Emirates 3
China 3
Eritrea 3
Singapore 3
American Samoa 2
Israel 2
Palau 2
Saudi Arabia 2
Samoa 2
Micronesia 1
Maldives 1
Mozambique 1
United States 1
Vanuatu 1
Yemen 1

Showing the top 40 of 41 places.

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.