Midriff Islands Region, Mexico - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Midriff Islands Region, Mexico

Statistics

Occurrence records	3,350
Species level	2,878
Species	732
Taxa	806
Datasets	54
Time range	1880 - 2024

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	2
No WoRMS match	184
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	2
No accepted name available	9

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	1,938	467
eventDate	1,925	0
maximumDepthInMeters	2,776	0
minimumDepthInMeters	2,727	0
occurrenceStatus	2,827	0
scientificName	103	0
scientificNameID	823	0

Spatial issues

Records on land	134
More than 20 km from shore	0
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	78

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
FishNet2 Marine Data Published 2023-12-19	1,642
NOAA Deep-Sea Coral Research and Technology Program Published 2025-02-05	315
CAS Ichthyology (ICH) Published 2025-03-17	283
CAS Invertebrate Zoology (IZ) Published 2025-03-17	171
National Museum of Natural History Vertebrate Zoology Fishes Collections Published	145
DMNS Marine Invertebrate Collection (Arctos) Published 2023-10-01	112
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, PODS 1993, Cruise 1509 Published 2022-03-03	85
National Museum of Natural History Invertebrate Zoology Collections Published	81
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, Vaquita 1997, Cruise 1608 Published 2022-03-03	70
Pacific turtle tracks: Turtle-Safe Seas Project Published 2021-04-24	54

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
Heteropolypus ritteri (Nutting, 1909) Phylum Cnidaria > Class Octocorallia	90
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) EN Phylum Chordata	55
Balaenoptera Lacépède, 1804 Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	52
Gobiesox pinniger Gilbert, 1890 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	48
Acanthemblemaria crockeri Beebe & Tee-Van, 1938 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	45
Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	44
Malacoctenus hubbsi Springer, 1959 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	37
Scleractinia Bourne, 1900 Phylum Cnidaria > Class Hexacorallia	33
Apogon retrosella (Gill, 1862) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	33
Symphurus atramentatus Jordan & Bollman, 1890 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	33

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Eschrichtius robustus (Lilljeborg, 1861) Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	1	2023
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	7	2020
Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) VU Phylum Chordata	2	2017
Sphyrna lewini (Griffith & Smith, 1834) CR Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	1	2015
Carcharodon carcharias (Linnaeus, 1758) VU Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	3	2014
Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) VU Phylum Chordata	2	2014
Spatangus californicus H.L. Clark, 1917 Phylum Echinodermata > Class Echinoidea	1	2012
Heteropolypus ritteri (Nutting, 1909) Phylum Cnidaria > Class Octocorallia	90	2012
Ophiactis savignyi (Müller & Troschel, 1842) Phylum Echinodermata > Class Ophiuroidea	1	2010
Ophiocoma aethiops Lütken, 1859 Phylum Echinodermata > Class Ophiuroidea	1	2010

Data providers

Name	Records
Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute	1,642
California Academy of Sciences	456
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington	315
U.S. Geological Survey HQ	315
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	315
Northern Gulf Institute (a NOAA Cooperative Institute)	315
Duke University	289
California Academy of Sciences	285
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO	249
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution	226