Canyon de Cayar (Sénégal) - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Canyon de Cayar (Sénégal)

Statistics

Occurrence records	154
Species level	139
Species	48
Taxa	52
Datasets	16
Time range	1849 - 2016

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	0
No WoRMS match	1
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	0
No accepted name available	0

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	103	18
eventDate	102	0
maximumDepthInMeters	145	0
minimumDepthInMeters	92	0
occurrenceStatus	55	0
scientificName	1	0
scientificNameID	7	0

Spatial issues

Records on land	0
More than 20 km from shore	0
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	9

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
PANGAEA - Data from various sources Published 2025-03-20	32
The fishes collection (IC) of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris) Published	21
LBBG_ZEEBRUGGE - Lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus, Laridae) breeding at the southern North Sea coast (Belgium and the Netherlands) Published 2024-09-04	21
FishNet2 Marine Data Published 2023-12-19	20
Ecoscope tuna observer data Published 2025-03-20	20
HMAP Dataset 04: World Whaling Published 2025-03-20	11
DMNS Marine Invertebrate Collection (Arctos) Published 2023-10-01	8
Ecoscope tuna bycatch observer data Published 2025-03-20	6
Ecoscope Balbaya Database Published 2025-03-20	6
FishBase Database Published 2023-03-23	3

Distribution

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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
Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	21
Larus fuscus Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	21
Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 VU Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	9
Torpedo Duméril, 1806 Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	7
Hoplostethus cadenati Quéro, 1974 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	6
Raja Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	5
Raja straeleni Poll, 1951 NT Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	5
Glaucostegus cemiculus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) CR Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	4
Sphyrna zygaena (Linnaeus, 1758) VU Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	3
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	3

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Larus fuscus Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	21	2014
Euthynnus alletteratus (Rafinesque, 1810) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2011
Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2011
Thunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839) VU Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2011
Auxis thazard (Lacepède, 1800) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2001
Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	2	2001
Cymbium pepo ([Lightfoot], 1786) Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda	1	2000
Aporrhais pesgallinae Barnard, 1963 Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda	1	1997
Purpurellus gambiensis (Reeve, 1845) Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda	1	1996
Hexaplex saharicus (Locard, 1897) Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda	1	1996

Data providers

Name	Records
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee	55
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement	32
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO	22
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle / IRD	21
University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Science, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics	21
Universiteit Antwerpen	21
Vlaamse Overheid - Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek	21
Universiteit Gent	21
Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute	20
University of Hull, Oceans Past Initiative	11