Saba Bank - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Saba Bank

Statistics

Occurrence records	4,302
Species level	4,040
Species	400
Taxa	529
Datasets	33
Time range	1849 - 2017

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	1
No WoRMS match	73
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	0
No accepted name available	2

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	1,863	2,450
eventDate	340	0
maximumDepthInMeters	3,129	0
minimumDepthInMeters	2,935	0
occurrenceStatus	1,462	0
scientificName	61	0
scientificNameID	97	1

Spatial issues

Records on land	0
More than 20 km from shore	0
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	40

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
University of Liverpool seabird tracking in Anguilla 2012-2015 Published 2021-04-24	2,409
National Museum of Natural History Vertebrate Zoology Fishes Collections Published	577
Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment - Benthic Published 2020-06-09	323
National Museum of Natural History Invertebrate Zoology Collections Published	234
Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment - Fish Published	234
FishNet2 Marine Data Published 2023-12-19	195
Fish specimens Published	79
Ichthyology Collection - Royal Ontario Museum Published	47
Observatoire Pelagis aerial surveys 2002-2021 Published 2022-01-20	40
Cold water corals Published 2025-03-20	39

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
Sula leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783) Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	2,112
Fregata magnificens Mathews, 1914 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	304
Orbicella faveolata (Ellis & Solander, 1786) EN Phylum Cnidaria > Class Hexacorallia	74
Orbicella franksi (Gregory, 1895) NT Phylum Cnidaria > Class Hexacorallia	58
Agaricia agaricites (Linnaeus, 1758) VU Phylum Cnidaria > Class Hexacorallia	50
Pseudodiploria strigosa (Dana, 1846) CR Phylum Cnidaria > Class Hexacorallia	39
Sparisoma aurofrenatum (Valenciennes, 1840) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	38
Acanthurus bahianus Castelnau, 1855 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	34
Diploria labyrinthiformis (Linnaeus, 1758) CR Phylum Cnidaria > Class Hexacorallia	30
Acanthurus coeruleus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	26

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Phaethon lepturus Daudin, 1802 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	1	2017
Sula sula (Linnaeus, 1766) Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	1	2017
Aetobatus narinari (Euphrasen, 1790) EN Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	1	2017
Pelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus, 1766 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	1	2017
Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766) CR Phylum Chordata	1	2014
Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761) VU Phylum Chordata	1	2014
Fregata magnificens Mathews, 1914 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	304	2014
Numenius phaeopus (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	1	2011
Antillogorgia acerosa (Pallas, 1766) Phylum Cnidaria > Class Octocorallia	16	2007
Antillogorgia hummelincki (Bayer, 1961) Phylum Cnidaria > Class Octocorallia	7	2007

Data providers

Name	Records
Duke University	2,495
University of Liverpool	2,409
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO	1,456
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution	811
Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science, University of Miami	557
Universidad Simon Bolivar	332
Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute	195
Royal Ontario Museum	126
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee	56
Observatoire Pelagis UMS 3462, University La Rochelle - CNRS	40