Caracol/Ft. Liberté/Monte Cristi - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Caracol/Ft. Liberté/Monte Cristi

Statistics

Occurrence records	654
Species level	570
Species	151
Taxa	180
Datasets	12
Time range	1937 - 2004

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	12
No WoRMS match	5
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	0
No accepted name available	0

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	666	0
eventDate	218	0
maximumDepthInMeters	233	0
minimumDepthInMeters	234	0
occurrenceStatus	652	0
scientificName	1	0
scientificNameID	20	0

Spatial issues

Records on land	144
More than 20 km from shore	0
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	43

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment - Fish Published	349
FishNet2 Marine Data Published 2023-12-19	197
National Museum of Natural History Invertebrate Zoology Collections Published	67
NOAA Deep-Sea Coral Research and Technology Program Published 2025-02-05	10
Echinoderms of Hispaniola Island Published 2017-11-28	8
National Museum of Natural History Vertebrate Zoology Fishes Collections Published	8
iziko South African Museum - Shark collection Published 2020-12-02	4
Hexacorallians of the world Published 2020-06-09	4
CAS Ichthyology (ICH) Published 2025-03-17	3
Malacology Collection at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Published 2025-03-18	2

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
Sparisoma aurofrenatum (Valenciennes, 1840) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	54
Scarus iseri (Bloch, 1789) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	48
Acanthurus coeruleus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	46
Sparisoma viride (Bonnaterre, 1788) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	42
Acanthurus bahianus Castelnau, 1855 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	40
Microspathodon chrysurus (Cuvier, 1830) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	40
Cephalopholis fulva (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	36
Sparisoma Swainson, 1839 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	26
Lutjanus apodus (Walbaum, 1792) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	15
Haemulon Cuvier, 1829 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	12

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Acanthurus bahianus Castelnau, 1855 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	39	2004
Acanthurus coeruleus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	44	2004
Lutjanus apodus (Walbaum, 1792) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	12	2004
Bodianus rufus (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	7	2004
Sparisoma aurofrenatum (Valenciennes, 1840) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	53	2004
Sparisoma viride (Bonnaterre, 1788) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	40	2004
Haemulon flavolineatum (Desmarest, 1823) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	6	2004
Scarus iseri (Bloch, 1789) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	48	2004
Cephalopholis fulva (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	35	2004
Microspathodon chrysurus (Cuvier, 1830) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	40	2004

Data providers

Name	Records
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO	428
Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science, University of Miami	349
Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute	197
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution	75
Universidad Simon Bolivar	12
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington	10
U.S. Geological Survey HQ	10
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	10
Northern Gulf Institute (a NOAA Cooperative Institute)	10
Programa EcoMar, Inc.	8