Fools Flat - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Fools Flat

Statistics

Occurrence records	85
Species level	82
Species	25
Taxa	27
Datasets	6
Time range	1992 - 2002

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	0
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	53	4
eventDate	53	0
maximumDepthInMeters	60	0
minimumDepthInMeters	80	0
occurrenceStatus	35	0

Spatial issues

Records on land	0
More than 20 km from shore	0
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	1

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
FishNet2 Marine Data Published 2023-12-19	31
Ecoscope Observation Database Published 2025-03-20	22
Australian National Fish Collection (ANFC) Published 2023-11-30	21
Museums Victoria Ichthyology Collection Published 2022-06-08	6
The fishes collection (IC) of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris) Published	4
Museums Victoria Marine Invertebrates Collection Published 2023-06-28	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
Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758) NT Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	19
Neoscopelus macrolepidotus Johnson, 1863 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	6
Etmopterus lucifer Jordan & Snyder, 1902 Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	6
Trachyscorpia eschmeyeri Whitley, 1970 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	6
Epigonus telescopus (Risso, 1810) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	4
Kuronezumia bubonis (Iwamoto, 1974) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	4
Etmopterus unicolor (Engelhardt, 1912) Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	4
Xenodermichthys Günther, 1878 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	2
Beryx decadactylus Cuvier, 1829 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	2
Diretmichthys parini (Post & Quéro, 1981) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	2

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Beryx decadactylus Cuvier, 1829 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2002
Centriscops humerosus (Richardson, 1846) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2002
Pentaceros richardsoni Smith, 1844 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2002
Diretmichthys parini (Post & Quéro, 1981) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	1999
Neoscopelus macrolepidotus Johnson, 1863 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	3	1992
Epigonus telescopus (Risso, 1810) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	2	1992
Etmopterus lucifer Jordan & Snyder, 1902 Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	3	1992
Kuronezumia bubonis (Iwamoto, 1974) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	2	1992
Etmopterus unicolor (Engelhardt, 1912) Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	2	1992
Trachyscorpia eschmeyeri Whitley, 1970 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	3	1992

Data providers

Name	Records
Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute	31
CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure	28
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee	22
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement	22
Museums Victoria	7
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle / IRD	4
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO	4
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Information and Data Centre, Hobart	1