EBSA No. 14: Vatu-i-Ra/Lomaiviti, Fiji - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

EBSA No. 14: Vatu-i-Ra/Lomaiviti, Fiji

Statistics

Occurrence records	6,780
Species level	5,743
Species	1,356
Taxa	1,602
Datasets	68
Time range	1849 - 2015

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	19
No WoRMS match	182
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	2
No accepted name available	70

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	5,837	7
eventDate	2,760	0
maximumDepthInMeters	4,480	0
minimumDepthInMeters	4,299	0
occurrenceStatus	4,835	0
scientificName	47	0
scientificNameID	1,714	72

Spatial issues

Records on land	434
More than 20 km from shore	0
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	656

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
FishNet2 Marine Data Published 2023-12-19	1,426
CAS Ichthyology (ICH) Published 2025-03-17	1,074
Fish specimens Published	629
Ichthyology Collection - Royal Ontario Museum Published	546
The molluscs collection (IM) of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris) in the southwest Pacific region Published 2020-06-07	530
Marine observation data from surveys around Fiji Published 2024-07-25	336
Vulnerable marine ecosystems in the South Pacific Ocean region Published 2024-05-01	275
Benthic species from the tropical Pacific surrounding New Caledonia Published 2025-03-20	260
Hexacorallians of the world Published 2020-06-09	235
The crustaceans collection (IU) of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris) in the southwest Pacific region Published 2018-08-08	129

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
Trimma Jordan & Seale, 1906 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	71
Pristiapogon kallopterus (Bleeker, 1856) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	56
Ostorhinchus nigrofasciatus (Lachner, 1953) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	53
Apogon crassiceps Garman, 1903 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	52
Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus Cuvier, 1828 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	50
Pristiapogon exostigma (Jordan & Starks, 1906) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	49
Centropyge flavissima (Cuvier, 1831) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	46
Koumansetta rainfordi Whitley, 1940 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	41
Eviota karaspila Greenfield & Randall, 2010 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	37
Callogobius Bleeker, 1874 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	33

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Eviota bilunula Greenfield & Suzuki, 2016 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2015
Sula sula (Linnaeus, 1766) Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	4	2012
Sula leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783) Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	1	2012
Puffinus pacificus (Gmelin, 1789) Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	1	2012
Fregata ariel (Gray, 1845) Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	1	2012
Carcharhinus limbatus (Valenciennes, 1839) VU Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	1	2010
Amphiprion percula (Lacepède, 1802) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	2	2010
Sphyraena barracuda (Edwards, 1771) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2010
Phaethon lepturus Daudin, 1802 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	1	2008
Pterodroma rostrata (Peale, 1848) Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	1	2008

Data providers

Name	Records
Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute	1,426
Royal Ontario Museum	1,175
California Academy of Sciences	1,105
California Academy of Sciences	1,074
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO	954
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle / IRD	799
National Institute for Water & Atmospheric Research	687
Southwestern Pacific OBIS Node	530
CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure	315
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Centre de Nouméa	260