Delta du Saloum (Sénégal) - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Delta du Saloum (Sénégal)

Statistics

Occurrence records	4,551
Species level	4,525
Species	94
Taxa	100
Datasets	15
Time range	1941 - 2016

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	0
No WoRMS match	4
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	0
No accepted name available	0

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	1,198	40
eventDate	222	0
maximumDepthInMeters	4,532	0
minimumDepthInMeters	4,471	0
occurrenceStatus	1,264	0
scientificName	1	0
scientificNameID	40	0

Spatial issues

Records on land	66
More than 20 km from shore	0
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	2

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
LBBG_ZEEBRUGGE - Lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus, Laridae) breeding at the southern North Sea coast (Belgium and the Netherlands) Published 2024-09-04	3,264
Animal Demography Unit - South African Bird Ringing Unit (SAFRING) Published 2020-12-02	1,015
The fishes collection (IC) of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris) Published	98
FishNet2 Marine Data Published 2023-12-19	94
UF Invertebrate Zoology Published 2024-02-12	18
Otolith reference collection, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar-CSIC Published 2025-03-20	15
DMNS Marine Invertebrate Collection (Arctos) Published 2023-10-01	14
FishBase Database Published 2023-03-23	11
Malacology Collection at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Published 2025-03-18	5
Hexacorallians of the world Published 2020-06-09	5

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
Larus fuscus Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	3,264
Sterna maxima Boddaert, 1783 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	530
Hydroprogne caspia (Pallas, 1770) Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	330
Larus cirrocephalus Vieillot, 1818 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	155
Fontitrygon margarita (Günther, 1870) VU Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	35
Glaucostegus cemiculus (Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817) CR Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	28
Torpedo Duméril, 1806 Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	16
Torpedo mackayana Metzelaar, 1919 EN Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	11
Rhinoptera bonasus (Mitchill, 1815) VU Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	10
Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827) EN Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	8

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Larus fuscus Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	3,264	2013
Ophiothrix luetkeni Wyville Thomson, 1873 Phylum Echinodermata > Class Ophiuroidea	1	2012
Mugil bananensis (Pellegrin, 1927) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2009
Chelon dumerili (Steindachner, 1870) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2009
Neochelon falcipinnis (Valenciennes, 1836) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2009
Parachelon grandisquamis (Valenciennes, 1836) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2009
Tympanotonos fuscatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda	1	2006
Mugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	4	2005
Mugil curema Valenciennes, 1836 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	4	2005
Ethmalosa fimbriata (Bowdich, 1825) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	4	2005

Data providers

Name	Records
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee	3,283
University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Science, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics	3,264
Universiteit Antwerpen	3,264
Vlaamse Overheid - Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek	3,264
Universiteit Gent	3,264
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO	1,118
CSIR / SADCO / AfrOBIS	1,015
University of Cape Town; Department of Zoology	1,015
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle / IRD	98
Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute	94