Guatemala: North Pacific - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Guatemala: North Pacific

Statistics

Occurrence records	22,246
Species level	20,964
Species	865
Taxa	1,040
Datasets	60
Time range	1902 - 2023

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	24
No WoRMS match	2,087
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	0
No accepted name available	134

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	23,192	247
eventDate	446	0
maximumDepthInMeters	23,996	0
minimumDepthInMeters	1,732	0
occurrenceStatus	837	0
scientificName	69	0
scientificNameID	3,437	169

Spatial issues

Records on land	268
More than 20 km from shore	3
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	2

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
PANGAEA - Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) Published 2025-03-20	20,325
FishNet2 Marine Data Published 2023-12-19	300
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, STAR 2003, Cruise 1624 Published 2022-03-03	120
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, STAR 1998, Cruise 1612 Published 2022-03-03	108
World Ocean Database 2009 Published 2020-11-17	105
Pacific turtle tracks: Turtle-Safe Seas Project Published 2021-04-24	99
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, PODS 1992, Cruise 1468 Published 2022-03-03	96
FishBase Database Published 2023-03-23	95
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, STAR 2000, Cruise 1615 Published 2022-03-03	92
SWFSC Marine Mammal Survey, STAR 1998, Cruise 1610 Published 2022-03-03	91

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
Neogloboquadrina dutertrei (d'Orbigny, 1839) Phylum Foraminifera > Class Globothalamea	402
Bulimina striata d'Orbigny in Guérin-Méneville, 1832 Phylum Foraminifera > Class Globothalamea	337
Globocassidulina subglobosa (Brady, 1881) Phylum Foraminifera > Class Globothalamea	299
Hansenisca soldanii (d'Orbigny, 1826) Phylum Foraminifera > Class Globothalamea	274
Globorotalia menardii (d'Orbigny in Parker, Jones & Brady, 1865) Phylum Foraminifera > Class Globothalamea	266
Hoeglundina elegans (d'Orbigny, 1826) Phylum Foraminifera > Class Globothalamea	263
Lobatula wuellerstorfi (Schwager, 1866) Phylum Foraminifera > Class Globothalamea	256
Globigerina bulloides d'Orbigny, 1826 Phylum Foraminifera > Class Globothalamea	237
Globigerinita glutinata (Egger, 1893) Phylum Foraminifera > Class Globothalamea	227
Eubuliminella subfusiformis (Cushman, 1925) Phylum Foraminifera > Class Globothalamea	221

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Noctiluca scintillans (Macartney) Kofoid & Swezy, 1921 Phylum Myzozoa > Class Dinophyceae	1	2022
Pyrodinium bahamense L.Plate, 1906	2	2022
Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761) VU Phylum Chordata	2	2013
Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766) CR Phylum Chordata	3	2009
Exocoetus monocirrhus Richardson, 1846 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	2	2006
Cheilopogon xenopterus (Gilbert, 1890) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	3	2006
Hirundichthys marginatus (Nichols & Breder, 1928) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2006
Margalefidinium polykrikoides (Margalef) F.Gómez, Richlen & D.M.Anderson, 2017 Phylum Myzozoa > Class Dinophyceae	3	2004
Centrophryne spinulosa Regan & Trewavas, 1932 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2003
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) EN Phylum Chordata	119	2001

Data providers

Name	Records
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee	20,330
Duke University	1,065
NOAA, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Fisheries Resources Division, La Jolla	817
NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center	501
Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute	300
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington	106
U.S. Geological Survey HQ	106
Blue Ocean Institute	99
Swedish Museum of Natural History	95
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO	92