Atauro Island - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Atauro Island

Statistics

Occurrence records	1,143
Species level	1,070
Species	218
Taxa	227
Datasets	4
Time range	1996 - 2016

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	5
No WoRMS match	0
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	0
No accepted name available	0

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	4	0
eventDate	3	0
maximumDepthInMeters	9	0
minimumDepthInMeters	8	0
occurrenceStatus	3	0

Spatial issues

Records on land	5
More than 20 km from shore	0
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	305

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division, National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Stratified random surveys (StRS) of reef fish in the U.S. Pacific Islands Published 2021-08-25	1,135
Marine data from the Bernice P. Bishop Museum Published 2023-03-20	4
FishNet2 Marine Data Published 2023-12-19	3
Type locality distributions from the World Register of Marine Species Published 2025-03-20	1

Distribution

Disclaimer: EEZ boundaries based on Marine Regions (no endorsement).

Records

Composition

detailed (class) simple

Top taxa

Unique species IUCN Red List All taxa Unique species IUCN Red List All taxa Unique species IUCN Red List All taxa

Scientific name	Records
Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	28
Dascyllus reticulatus (Richardson, 1846) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	27
Chaetodon kleinii Bloch, 1790 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	24
Pseudanthias huchtii (Bleeker, 1857) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	24
Balistapus undulatus (Park, 1797) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	23
Ctenochaetus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	22
Centropyge vrolikii (Bleeker, 1853) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	22
Ctenochaetus binotatus Randall, 1955 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	21
Zebrasoma scopas (Cuvier, 1829) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	21
Pycnochromis margaritifer (Fowler, 1946) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	21

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Eviota atauroensis Greenfield, Erdmann & Tornabene, 2023 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2016
Thalassoma lunare (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	28	2013
Dascyllus reticulatus (Richardson, 1846) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	27	2013
Chaetodon kleinii Bloch, 1790 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	24	2013
Ctenochaetus binotatus Randall, 1955 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	21	2013
Ctenochaetus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	22	2013
Zebrasoma scopas (Cuvier, 1829) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	21	2013
Balistapus undulatus (Park, 1797) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	23	2013
Pseudanthias huchtii (Bleeker, 1857) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	24	2013
Centropyge vrolikii (Bleeker, 1853) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	22	2013

Data providers

Name	Records
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington	1,135
U.S. Geological Survey HQ	1,135
Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System	1,135
Bishop Museum	4
Berkeley Natural History Museums	4
Technical Innovations, Inc.	4
VertNet	4
Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute	3
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee	1
WoRMS Steering Committee	1