Malan-Gwader Complex - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Malan-Gwader Complex

Statistics

Occurrence records	559
Species level	278
Species	96
Taxa	136
Datasets	18
Time range	1887 - 2018

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	2
No WoRMS match	3
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	1
No accepted name available	30

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	539	0
eventDate	15	0
maximumDepthInMeters	109	0
minimumDepthInMeters	105	0
occurrenceStatus	99	0
scientificNameID	11	0

Spatial issues

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

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
World Ocean Database 2009 Published 2020-11-17	427
National Museum of Natural History Vertebrate Zoology Fishes Collections Published	57
Gulf Green Turtle Project 2016-2019 Published 2023-01-30	20
National Museum of Natural History Invertebrate Zoology Collections Published	16
FishNet2 Marine Data Published 2023-12-19	11
PANGAEA - data from Netherlands Indian Ocean Programme (NIOP) Published 2025-03-20	6
CAS Ichthyology (ICH) Published 2025-03-24	6
Australian Museum Malacology Collection - Marine records Published 2022-06-08	3
iziko South African Museum - Shark collection Published 2020-12-02	3
NOAA Deep-Sea Coral Research and Technology Program Published 2025-02-05	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
Copepoda Milne Edwards, 1840 Phylum Arthropoda > Class Copepoda	30
Fiona Alder & Hancock, 1853 Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda	30
Ostracoda Latreille, 1802 Phylum Arthropoda > Class Ostracoda	20
Oikopleura Mertens, 1830 Phylum Chordata > Class Appendicularia	20
Sagitta Quoy & Gaimard, 1827 Phylum Chaetognatha > Class Sagittoidea	20
Corycaeus Dana, 1849 Phylum Arthropoda > Class Copepoda	20
Oncaea Philippi, 1843 Phylum Arthropoda > Class Copepoda	20
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) EN Phylum Chordata	20
Euchaeta Philippi, 1843 Phylum Arthropoda > Class Copepoda	15
Clausocalanus arcuicornis (Dana, 1849-1852) Phylum Arthropoda > Class Copepoda	15

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) EN Phylum Chordata	20	2016
Nannocalanus minor (Claus, 1863) Phylum Arthropoda > Class Copepoda	5	1969
Undinula vulgaris (Dana, 1849-1852) Phylum Arthropoda > Class Copepoda	5	1969
Clausocalanus arcuicornis (Dana, 1849-1852) Phylum Arthropoda > Class Copepoda	15	1969
Subeucalanus crassus (Giesbrecht, 1888) Phylum Arthropoda > Class Copepoda	10	1969
Subeucalanus mucronatus (Giesbrecht, 1888) Phylum Arthropoda > Class Copepoda	5	1969
Subeucalanus subcrassus (Giesbrecht, 1888) Phylum Arthropoda > Class Copepoda	5	1969
Acrocalanus gibber Giesbrecht, 1888 Phylum Arthropoda > Class Copepoda	10	1969
Paracalanus aculeatus Giesbrecht, 1888 Phylum Arthropoda > Class Copepoda	10	1969
Microsetella rosea (Dana, 1847) Phylum Arthropoda > Class Copepoda	15	1969

Data providers

Name	Records
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington	429
U.S. Geological Survey HQ	429
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO	74
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution	73
Duke University	20
Marine Research Foundation	20
Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute	11
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee	8
California Academy of Sciences	6
Koninklijk Nederlands Instituut voor Onderzoek der Zee	6