Sandspit/Hawks Bay and Adjacent Backwaters - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Sandspit/Hawks Bay and Adjacent Backwaters

Statistics

Occurrence records	51
Species level	49
Species	45
Taxa	47
Datasets	3
Time range	1973 - 2016

Data quality

Dropped records

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

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	0
No accepted name available	0

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
eventDate	47	0
maximumDepthInMeters	52	0
minimumDepthInMeters	52	0
occurrenceStatus	51	0
scientificName	1	0
scientificNameID	5	0

Spatial issues

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

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
FishNet2 Marine Data Published 2023-12-19	46
CAS Ichthyology (ICH) Published 2025-03-17	4
Gulf Green Turtle Project 2016-2019 Published 2023-01-30	1

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
Sardinella sindensis (Day, 1878) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	2
Rhizoprionodon oligolinx Springer, 1964 NT Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	2
Scoliodon laticaudus Müller & Henle, 1838 NT Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	2
Nemipterus japonicus (Bloch, 1791) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	2
Aphanius Nardo, 1827 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1
Trigla Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1
Muraenesox cinereus (Forsskål, 1775) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1
Saurida undosquamis (Richardson, 1848) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1
Pomadasys stridens (Forsskål, 1775) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1
Sillago sihama (Forsskål, 1775) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) EN Phylum Chordata	1	2016
Rhizoprionodon oligolinx Springer, 1964 NT Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	1	1973
Scoliodon laticaudus Müller & Henle, 1838 NT Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	1	1973
Aphaniops dispar (Rüppell, 1829) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	1973

Data providers

Name	Records
Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute	46
California Academy of Sciences	4
California Academy of Sciences	4
Duke University	1
Marine Research Foundation	1