Habitats côtiers de la zone néritique (Mauritanie) - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Habitats côtiers de la zone néritique (Mauritanie)

Statistics

Occurrence records	6,026
Species level	6,003
Species	270
Taxa	288
Datasets	30
Time range	1874 - 2023

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	1
No WoRMS match	11
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	0
No accepted name available	4

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	2,412	13
eventDate	143	0
maximumDepthInMeters	5,981	0
minimumDepthInMeters	5,950	0
occurrenceStatus	141	0
scientificName	1	0
scientificNameID	19	808

Spatial issues

Records on land	155
More than 20 km from shore	0
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	70

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	3,595
DELTATRACK - Herring gulls (Larus argentatus, Laridae) and lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus, Laridae) breeding at Neeltje Jans (Netherlands) Published 2024-09-03	1,186
dem_datasurv_mau Published 2017-10-03	805
Biodiversity data of the Banc D'Arguin National Park. Information for education, conservation and management. Published 2025-02-27	211
The fishes collection (IC) of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris) Published	63
FishNet2 Marine Data Published 2023-12-19	57
Global benthic biogeographical regions and macroecological drivers for ophiuroids [Data set] Published 2023-11-30	44
World Ocean Database 2009 Published 2020-11-17	6
National Museum of Natural History Invertebrate Zoology Collections Published	6
Type locality distributions from the World Register of Marine Species Published 2025-03-20	6

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	4,789
Pagellus bellottii Steindachner, 1882 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	37
Pseudupeneus prayensis (Cuvier, 1829) VU Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	32
Loligo vulgaris Lamarck, 1798 Phylum Mollusca > Class Cephalopoda	31
Dentex canariensis Steindachner, 1881 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	31
Plectorhinchus mediterraneus (Guichenot, 1850) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	30
Pagrus caeruleostictus (Valenciennes, 1830) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	29
Cymbium cymbium (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda	26
Rhinobatos rhinobatos (Linnaeus, 1758) CR Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	25
Caranx rhonchus Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 1817 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	25

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Puffinus gravis (O'Reilly, 1818) Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	1	2023
Spyridia hypnoides (Bory de Saint-Vincent) Papenfuss, 1968 Phylum Rhodophyta > Class Florideophyceae	1	2020
Laurencia obtusa (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux, 1813 Phylum Rhodophyta > Class Florideophyceae	2	2020
Hypnea musciformis (Wulfen) J.V.Lamouroux, 1813 Phylum Rhodophyta > Class Florideophyceae	2	2020
Laurencia pinnatifida (Hudson) J.V.Lamouroux, 1813 Phylum Rhodophyta > Class Florideophyceae	2	2020
Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779) VU Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	1	2015
Larus fuscus Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	4,789	2013
Pagrus caeruleostictus (Valenciennes, 1830) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2012
Trachinus draco Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2012
Chelidonichthys obscurus (Walbaum, 1792) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2012

Data providers

Name	Records
Vlaamse Overheid - Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek	4,786
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee	3,623
Universiteit Antwerpen	3,600
Universiteit Gent	3,600
University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Science, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics	3,595
Universiteit van Amsterdam	1,186
Institut Mauritanien de Recherche Océanographique et des Pêches	805
Centre de Recherche Océanographique de Dakar Thiaroye (CRODT-ISRA)/ LPAOSF-ESP-UCAD	805
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization	211
OBIS	211